Azonto music and dance movement

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Ghanaian cultural phenomenon music and dance movement urban youth culture

Azonto music and dance movement is a popular Ghanaian urban cultural phenomenon combining upbeat, syncopated music with expressive, freestyle dance moves that gained international recognition in the early 2010s.

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Label Occurrences
Azonto era of Ghanaian music 2
Azonto music and dance movement canonical 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ghanaian cultural phenomenon ⓘ
music and dance movement ⓘ
urban youth culture ⓘ
associatedLanguage West African Pidgin English ⓘ
surface form: Ghanaian Pidgin English

Twi ⓘ
associatedWith Ghanaian youth culture ⓘ
club culture ⓘ
street dance ⓘ
characteristicFeature comic and theatrical expressions ⓘ
complex footwork ⓘ
hand gestures miming everyday activities ⓘ
waist and hip movements ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ghana ⓘ
culturalImpact increased global visibility of Ghanaian pop culture ⓘ
influenced other African urban dances ⓘ
culturalOrigin Ga communities in Accra ⓘ
danceStyle freestyle ⓘ
improvisational ⓘ
storytelling through movement ⓘ
developedFrom traditional Kpanlogo dance ⓘ
gainedInternationalRecognition early 2010s ⓘ
genre Afrobeats-related dance ⓘ
Ghanaian urban music ⓘ
hasComponent expressive freestyle dance moves ⓘ
upbeat, syncopated music ⓘ
influencedBy Afrobeats ⓘ
dancehall ⓘ
highlife ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
notableArtist Fuse ODG ⓘ
Gasmilla ⓘ
Sarkodie ⓘ
notableSong You Go Kill Me ⓘ
surface form: "U Go Kill Me"
periodOfPopularity early 2010s ⓘ
relatedDance Alkayida dance ⓘ
Azonto-inspired UK Afrobeats dances ⓘ
Shoki ⓘ
socialFunction identity expression ⓘ
party entertainment ⓘ
youth socialization ⓘ
spreadThrough YouTube dance videos ⓘ
music videos ⓘ
social media ⓘ
spreadTo Europe ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
diaspora communities ⓘ
typicalSetting clubs and parties ⓘ
street jams and festivals ⓘ
typicalTempo up-tempo ⓘ

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Sarkodie → hasInfluenced → Azonto music and dance movement ⓘ
Rapperholic → associatedWith → Azonto music and dance movement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Azonto era of Ghanaian music
You Go Kill Me → partOf → Azonto music and dance movement ⓘ
this entity surface form: Azonto era of Ghanaian music