The debate over who is the originator of the popular “Azonto” dance is far from over as boxer cum comedian, Braimah Kamoko aka Bukom Banku is claiming ownership of the dance. The origins of Azonto, which has become the hottest dance in Ghana today and has even gone international, have been hotly contested. While one [...]
It seems Ghana’s Azonto dance may soon become a global phenomenon. A few days after American football wide receiver, Chad Ochocinco shared a YouTube video of a whiteboy dancing azonto, and commenting that he loves the Azonto dance, a picture has surfaced online suggesting that US hiphop star, Snoop Dogg has also caught the bug. [...]
American football wide receiver, Chad Javon Ochocinco today tweeted about Ghana’s phenomenal Azonto dance, telling the world how much he loves the dance which is fast going global. The football star tweeted on Saturday afternoon: “I love this dance called the #Azonto” and shared the link to a viral YouTube video with a white boy [...]
Definition and history: Azonto Dance is a form of dance which mainly involves movement of all the joints in your body in a rhythmic fashion taking very few steps. Just like most African dances, knee bending and hip movements are rudiments to dancing it. Movement in the dance include washing, driving, boxing, making-up et cetera [...]