Ghana turns 69 on 6th March and we are marking the occasion with five Ghanaian songs that deserve a spot on your weekend playlist, from the iconic Azonto to Stonebwoy's irresistible Jejereje.

“3 Points” is playful and unmistakably Ghanaian, blending Afropop with hiplife influences, Pidgin English and local slang. With upbeat percussion, bright synth melodies and a steady groove, the track ...

Ghanaian rapper Elorm Adablah, also known as E.L, has shared his thoughts on what he believes led to the decline in interest ...

How you go describe person wey dey chop fire? Azonto na 32-year-old fire eater for Lagos Nigeria, im start to dey chop fire six years ago afta e learn am from im friends dem wey dey act film. One tin ...

The Azonto dance, which peaked in popularity in Ghana in the 2010s and dominated the entertainment scene, has often been associated with rapper Sarkodie.

It seems the word you hear the most in Accra is no longer "akwaaba" or even "chale", but "azonto". The azonto dance has taken Ghana by storm, and although everybody seems to know the dance here, ...

It's Saturday morning, and Fuse ODG, fresh off a flight from Ghana, is wrapping up an appearance on Soccer AM. No slick, schmoozing Brit School graduate, he seems unused to the frantic banter of TV ...

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 ...

Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, he wrote about Bisa Kdei. You ...

Azonto is an essential part of Accra's bustling fishing communities. In Jamestown, music blaring from speakers prompts children and adults to break into step. A group of boys playing football in a ...

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 ...