Popular dancer, Kafayat Shafau, held the attention of many in 2006 when together with her group, Imagneto, they participated in the Nokia Silverbird Danceathon, and set a record for the ‘longest dance party’. They danced for a record-breaking 55 hours and 40 minutes.
Since then, Kaffy has grown in her career, and is currently one of the best known dancers in the country.
In 2017, she created ‘The Dance Workshop’— an initiative aimed at training and mentoring dancers, as well as promoting cultural exchange.
She also wrote a book titled, ‘Alajoota: Diary of An African Dance Queen.
A dancer and choreographer, Debbie Odumegwu, aka Pinki Debbie, was also said to have broken the Guinness World Record for ‘Longest Dance by an Individual’ in 2017 when she allegedly danced for 150 hours (six days, six hours). However, Saturday Beats could not independently verify if this record was certified by the Guinness World Records.
Singer, Divine Ikubor, has come a long way from his humble beginnings in the ancient city of Benin in Edo State.
Ever since he got signed to Jonzing World, a subsidiary of Mavin records, he has continued to make giant strides, and is currently a globally recognised music star.
The singer broke new grounds and got into the Guinness World Records when in November 2022, his song, ‘Calm Down’ became the first song to top the Middle East and North Africa music streaming chart. The chart is said to collect data from 13 MENA countries (Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates), covering a population of more than 300 million people.
As of that time, the song had garnered 388 million streams on Spotify, while its remix with an American artiste, Selena Gomez, had over 717 million streams on the same music streaming platform
A disc jockey, Obinna Ajuonuma, aka DJ Obi, was said to have set a world record for the longest set ever played in 2016 when he played on the turntable for 240 hours (10 days). He allegedly broke a 2014 record of 200 hours set by a Polish DJ, Norbert Selmaj. During his set, Obi was allowed a five-minute break every hour, had to have someone dancing at all times, and could not repeat any song within four hours of playing it.
In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation, DJ Obi said, “People came to support me. Schools came by with their students. Mind you, this is in Nigeria, where people think partying is for irresponsible people.”
The disc jockey was said to have begun playing on June 22, 2016, and concluded the set by 11.30pm on July 2.
Another disc jockey, Oyinka Asu-Johnson, aka DJ Yin, was said to have broken the same record in 2021 when she allegedly played for 240 hours.
Yin had written on Instagram, “I just broke the @Guinnessworldrecords! 240 hours of live set Djing. Still unbelievable, guys! I’m crying right now! Queen Tiwa Savage and everyone who has supported me thus far. Now, let’s set a new world record.”
Source: Punch
In other news-Amnesty beneficiary accused of stealing hat on way out of prison
A prisoner on parole almost forfeited his freedom after he was accused of stealing a hat from one of the inmates who benefited from the Presidential amnesty.
Forty-three prisoners in Beitbridge, including one woman with a child, were released from prison in the border town under the amnesty announced early this week, which officials say would decongest prisons around the country.
Ronald Sibanda was found with the hat belonging to another inmate, but the matter was solved amicably and everyone eventually walked out free. Learn more
