Some dance crazes last barely longer than the time it takes to flip to another radio station. Others prompt Mexican waves of booty–shaking across borders. Ghana's azonto, in which the dancers mime ...

In Youtube Masterclass we track down the dancers and choreographers behind our favorite dance videos from around the world. Azonto is both a dance and a music genre. While it’s totally acceptable to ...

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 ...

Celebrated as a three-time winner of the prestigious Best Mobile DJ of the Year award at the Ghana DJ Awards, DJ Toyor is ready to thrill communities across the African continent with 'The Return of ...

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 ...

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 ...