Manchester City player Wilfried Bony showed off his fancy footwork away from the football pitch as he launched a music based project aimed at young people.

The Ivory Coast striker couldn’t resist getting up to have a dance in the recording studio as he unveiled plans to launch his own record label and equip budding musicians with the skills needed for a career in music.

Wilfried, 28, teaming up with Jaij Hollands, a young star of UK Afrobeats scene, and Chris Nathaniel of NVA Entertainment Group who represent Wilfried and Jai to launch the initiative which will educate young people in all areas of the music industry including studio production, marketing, PR, distribution and management.

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Speaking from Oscillate Recordings in Knutsford, where he teamed up with young musicians to launch the project, he said: “It’s all about the music. Today music is part of everybody and everybody loves music.

“The project is to create a label to help the young talent and help them follow their dreams.

“We want to work with different styles of music and to help the artists to do what they want to do.”

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“A lot of people have talent but it’s hard so this is my way of helping them. It’s something that’s come from the heart because I love music.

“We don’t know what the label will be called yet but soon we will know. It will launched in London and we’re preparing everything to be ready this year.”

Wilfried is a big fan of UK Afrobeat, which is being tipped as the ‘next grime’.

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He was brought up listening to music and recently entertained his mum by singing a song for her, but he’s ruled out getting behind the micophone himself in the studio.

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“I’m a fan of Afrobeat and I listen to everything,” he told us. “I like something to wake me up and Afrobeat wakes me up.

“I like singing with my mum and my son is always dancing and singing. Afrobeat is part of us. I don’t know if I sing well but I’m trying. Last week I was singing for my mum.

“It was her birthday so I enjoyed that. I finished my training and was singing in front of her.

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“You won’t hear more from me but you will from the young talent. My main priority is football and it’s because of football that I’m here but the music helps me to feel well.”