A.V.O Boyz: The journey before ‘Black is King’

Stephen “Papi” Ojo and Caleb Bonney 

By Faith Osunde

Special to the AmNews

In the late summer of 2014 after their first gig, Stephen “Papi” Ojo, his older brother Emmanuel also known as Sedo, and their best friend Caleb Bonney were brainstorming on their train ride back home, wondering what to call their newly found dance group. It was only after multiple failed attempts of looking at ads in the train cars and silly word combinations that they settled on A.V.O (Africa’s Very Own) Boyz.