5/30/2023 0 Comments How to write about africaThe duo of Ice-K and Adex met in 1995 and formed the group Artquake. Here’s a list of the most popular Nigerian dances that have accompanied hit tracks, taken their names from the titles of these songs, and gone on to become waves of their own, even after the songs’ popularity dwindled, being the dance to all the songs of the period in which they had existed. READ MORE Afrobeats to Afro-Adura: Much ado about a sub-genre?ĭance in Africa is an important element in many of the cultural activities that the body partakes in from religious ceremonies, masquerade processions, and funeral rites to sporting activities, nuptial rituals, and weddings.Īt different times in the history of Nigerian music, dance has been at its centre, across genres, with dancers – from Dodo Mayana (Afrobeat) to Tessy Yembra (juju and fuji), Kaffy Shafau, and Soliat Bada (Afrobeats) – garnering acclaim and fame with dance moves that have added colour to performances by musicians, from stage to the screen.
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