THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IGBO FOLKLORE : “THE GWO GWO NGWO DANCE CHALLENGE”
INTRODUCTION If you have been active on social media of recent, I am very certain that you must have come across a certain dance challenge brought about by the comedian, Chukwuemeka Amuzie, popularly known as Brain Jotter. In his viral skit, he transformed a song “ Ka esi ree onye isi oche ” (how the chairman was sold) released by Pa Mike Ejeagha, by creating the humorous “gwo gwo gwo ngwo” dance challenge from it, in which so many celebrities on tiktok and Instagram have hopped on it. The actual meaning of this Igbo song have been debated by so many. Some have said it was gotten from a yoruba myth. Others have concluded that it was just a story told by the musician. You've heard their sides of the story. But there's one that you've not heard. The truth! And that is exactly what I'll be telling you in this article! My friend, It was not just a story told by Pa Mike. That story is an Igbo folktale that I grew up hearing as a child and just like every other Igbo folkt...