{"id":130348,"date":"2026-08-14T14:38:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=130348"},"modified":"2026-08-13T15:39:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:39:58","slug":"ivory-coasts-biama-boom-tiktok-trend-gets-the-nations-youth-dancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/ivory-coasts-biama-boom-tiktok-trend-gets-the-nations-youth-dancing\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivory Coast&#8217;s Biama boom: TikTok trend gets the nation&#8217;s youth dancing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k4Djw9qlCviOEgIBQGC\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nBorn barely five years ago in Yopougon \u2013 the poorest, but also the liveliest area of Ivory Coast&#8217;s economic capital Abidjan \u2013 Biama has got the whole of Ivorian youth dancing. 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