Our hearts will not beat with the tensions of the impending elections but with the pulsating rhythms of azonto. Whether you believe it or not, azonto is a new definition of Ghana’s nucleus; a perfect ...

A Ghanaian dance called Azonto is making waves around the world and threatening to spawn its own YouTube industry as dance enthusiasts try to out do each other by posting the most hilarious and most ...

Earlier this week, 'Knock You Down' singer Keri Hilson stunned her Ghanaian fans at the Stand Up GH event in the country's International Conference Centre by performing the popular 'Azonto' dance.

Ahead of the second edition of the Ghana Dance Industry Awards on February 8, 2025, the organisers have unveiled the plaque for the winners. The GHADI Award plaque is a masterpiece of artistic ...

US-based Ghanaian musician and manager of DWP Dance Academy’s US wing, Kweku William, has bemoaned the lack of support for the Azonto genre by Ghanaians. According to him, the music genre is a cash ...

Many of the dance styles that have captured the world's imagination over the past few years originated in Ghana. Take the Azonto, for instance, which in the early '10s became an international club ...

Dance is a universal language. Some folks however would like to claim ownership of this language based on their skill of it. Different types of dance moves have evolved over the years ranging from ...

Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, he wrote about Bisa Kdei. You ...

The dances are often very simple at the base level, with freestyle options that have the potential to catapult a song (and a dancer) to new heights. With endless ways to showcase individuality, there ...