azonto

What is Azonto?

https://amf.didiermary.fr/what-is-azonto/

Azonto is a dance and music genre from Ghana, connected to a traditional Ga dance, associated with the coastal towns in the country. It involves a set of hand movements that either mimic everyday activities especially ones concerning people’s livelihoods, or moves that are meant to amuse an audience.
Its popularity started around 2010. […]

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Sarkodie – You Go Kill Me Remix

https://amf.didiermary.fr/sarkodie-you-go-kill-me-remix/

With “You Go Kill Me” in 2011, the Azonto dance craze took over Ghana, as well as the African diaspora in the UK and US.

The lyrics of the song describe an “Azonto girl” and the dance uses hand gestures and a whole lot of attitude to reference elements of daily life: grooming oneself, talking […]

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