Azonto, a vibrant music genre and dance style that emerged in Ghana in 2010 and beyond, became a cultural phenomenon for Ghanaians all over the world. Recognised for its fast tempo, heavy percussion, ...

Azonto Petroleum has put back a final investment decision (FID) for a gas projects off West Africa due to slower-than-expected progress with a pipeline. The Africa-focused player still hopes, however, ...

Talented DJ and musician, DJ Azonto, is demanding $100 million from sensational rapper Medikal This comes after the rapper used his Alla catchphrase in his newly released song Shoulder which features ...

Just when the Azonto dance craze appeared to be dying a natural death, Gasmilla, credited as the father of Azonto has once again revived Ghana’s most populous rhythmic movement in the most fascinating ...

Musician DJ Azonto is demanding $100 million in compensation from rapper Medikal for using the word “Alla” in his new hit song “Shoulder.” The track, which features Shatta Wale and Beatztrap KOTM, has ...

Ghanaians are a people who cherish their cultural heritage and try to maintain it in the competition of globalization and amalgamation of cultures. The Ghanaian has a cultural identity but is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Over the past year a new dance craze has popped onto the Ghanaian music scene and has been making waves across West Africa and beyond. Azonto fever has gripped diaspora communities in the USA and in ...