The video below, showing a bunch of soldiers singing a King Sunny Ade classic song, started trending on Twitter and Instagram on April 26, 2015.
Hold your horses; the performance of the soldiers is called ‘Lip-synching’ in music.
No one can trace the origin of the video, yet, nor has anyone claimed responsibility for the amazing lip-syncing work.
According to Wikipedia, lip-synching in music is "moving the lips in synchronization with [pre-] recorded speech or song to give the appearance of a 'live' performance.
It is generally considered dishonest, though some producers argue that it needs to be done in some performance contexts.
Lip-synching, also called miming, can be used to make it appear as though actors have musical ability or to misattribute vocals to enable them to perform live dance numbers, or to cover for illness or other deficiencies during live performance.
The practice of lip synching during live performances is frowned on by some who view it as a crutch only used by lesser talents.
I hope you enjoyed the video.
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