P SQUARE CAUGHT RED-HANDED

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 Is P Square creating a new dance from Ghana’s internationally acclaimed Azonto? Well from the looks of things they have. The Azonto dance is now the most popular dance in Ghana and this magnetic dance is fast pulling the attention of the world towards Ghana.

Azonto has moved from the shores of Ghana into Africa and its entirety and a couple of months ago, James Coomarasamy of the BBC was videoed learning the dance in the former home of The BBC; Bush House. Azonto has fast become a global phenomenon, it being used as a fitness dance routine in gyms across the world.

The streets of London and subways in America have become new dance stages of Azonto, quiet recently Azonto started featuring in music videos of  highly acclaimed African artist like Sarkodie.

P Square, arguably the most selling double recording artists in Africa recently released a new song called “Allingo”. The dance in music video looks like Azonto. It follows the same basic moves of Azonto. When see you the “Allingo” music video, you think the dance is Azonto, at least I made that mistake. Apparently, the Azonto look-alike-dance it is called Alliongo, an imitation of Ghana’s Azonto.

So this sets in moral questions about the reason why big Nigeria will do an imitation of a dance that Ghanaians feel proud off to share with the world? And why should P Square of all people seek to plagiarize Azonto by doing a song for Allingo, a line in the song goes “Girl you got me dancing alingo”.

Ghana and Nigeria are buddies; people who do not know the geography of West Africa sometimes think we share a common border. The question is will they bully as, by taking something from us, use it and not give us credit.

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At least I am happy to know that I do not share this opinion alone, my brother gave me Samini’s latest release, it is a cover of P Square’s Allingo. In the cover song he questions why P Square danced Azonto yet called the dance Allingo. The link to Samini’s cover song is below.

 This move looks like Nigeria is bent on stealing the momentum Azonto and Ghana is making across the globe and shift the Azonto spotlight to themselves and their imitated Azonto.  So what next P Square? Pangnam style?

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By: Andrew Tetteh