Azonto

E304093

Azonto is a popular Ghanaian dance and music style characterized by fast-paced rhythms and expressive, often humorous body movements.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Azonto canonical 3
"Azonto" 1
single "Azonto" 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dance
music genre
associatedWithCity Accra
associatedWithCountry Ghana
associatedWithEthnicGroup Ga people
countryOfOrigin Ghana
culturalOrigin Ghanaian culture
danceContext clubs
concerts
music videos
parties
social gatherings
developedFrom traditional Ghanaian dances
genreOf Afrobeats
hasCharacteristic expressive body movements
facial expressions
fast-paced rhythm
hand and arm gestures
humorous gestures
improvisation
storytelling through movement
hasSubculture youth culture in Ghana
influenced Afrobeats dance
global urban dance styles
influencedBy hip-hop dance
reggae-dancehall culture
street dance
movementFocus feet
hips
upper body
notableArtist Fuse ODG
Sarkodie
notableSong You Go Kill Me
surface form: U Go Kill Me
peakPopularity early 2010s
popularizedInDecade 2010s
spreadThrough YouTube
diaspora communities
social media
stylisticOrigin Afropop
surface form: Afro-pop

highlife
hiplife
theme boasting
everyday activities
flirtation
humor
typicalTempo up-tempo
usesLanguage English
Ghanaian Pidgin English
Twi

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sarkodie genre Azonto
Fuse ODG knownFor Azonto
this entity surface form: single "Azonto"
Fuse ODG notableWork Azonto
this entity surface form: "Azonto"