The Azonto dance, which peaked in popularity in Ghana in the 2010s and dominated the entertainment scene, has often been associated with rapper Sarkodie.

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 ...

Before President Goodluck Jonathan visited Kano at the hour hoodlums whisked away 276 girls, I had not heard of Azonto, a popular dance rooted in African rhythm and domesticated by local maestros. It ...

Over the weekend there was so much talk about Sarkodie's appearance on BBC and his comment that he gave birth to Azonto. His appearance on BBC showed how big an artiste he has become, how well he is ...

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 ...

It seems the word you hear the most in Accra is no longer "akwaaba" or even "chale", but "azonto". The azonto dance has taken Ghana by storm, and although everybody seems to know the dance here, ...

Azonto has successfully emphasised the fact that no matter the race, colour or personality, dance will always be a universal connector. Research has shown that dance is interwoven, the break dance ...

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 ...

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join Christian Mintah, who is in the MFA in contemporary dance program at CWRU, for an Afrobeats Dance Workshop Friday, Nov. 15, ...