FORMER US Secretary of State Colin Powell broke it down on stage and performed a hip hop dance on stage at the Africa Rising! event which took place on the 14th October 2008

Crowds in London’s Albert Hall were stunned as Mr Powell cracked out his moves alongside Nigerian artiste Olu Maintain.

The US politician was speaking at the festival, which celebrated the talents and achievements of the African continent.

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Chei! George Bush go dey roll for bed right now, wey election dey, dem dey dance to Yahooze, na waa oh

this could backfire for the republicans

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Chei! George Bush go dey roll for bed right now, wey election dey, them dey dance to Yahooze, na waa oh

this could backfire for the republicans

wuts backfiring? no be politics thread we dey abeg
besides wuts bad with him dancing on stage?

I was there, it was fab general Colin Powell really embrace African culture

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article4945736.ece



He is respected for many attributes; a brilliant soldier and a skilled diplomat. But General Colin Powell a hip hop and happening rap star? That's not a description you would expect to hear.

Until last night, that is, when the former US Secretary of State climbed on stage of the Royal Albert Hall and surprised audiences with an impromptu hip hop dance and song.

Still wearing a buttoned up suit the statesman performed with Nigerian group Olu Maintain and did a version of the Nigerian dance Yahoozee. He even took the microphone to sing lyrics and showed a natural rhythm as the pop stars taught him their dance moves.

General Powell, who was the first black Secretary of State and so far the only black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was attending the Africa Rising festival, a showcase for African music and fashion.


He told the audience: “I stand before you tonight as an African American. Many people say to me, ‘You became Secretary of State of the USA, is it really necessary to say you are an African American, or that you are black?’ And I say yes, so that we can remind our children. It took a lot of people struggling to bring me to this point in history. I didn’t just drop out of the sky, people came from my continent in chains.”

Adding: “There’s no reason a new Africa can’t be created right here and now,” General Powell climbed on stage and performed the Nigerian Yahoozee dance.

Nduka Obaigbena, the organiser of Africa Rising, said: “I never thought I would see Colin Powell dance Yahoozee, he showed that common touch.”

The pop star Christina Aguilera and the soul singer Seal also performed.

See the video here:

http://notjustok.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/10/video-of-colin-powell-dancing-yahoozie.html

Quite Hilarious

I wanna have whatever drink dude had to do that dance, the pictures in the papers absolutely made my day today,