Amid a crowd gathered in support of Niger's military rulers stands star-of-the-moment Sgt. Maman Sani Maigochi.
In combat dress, he bobs and weaves through a choreographed routine that mixes dance and salutes and the imaginary shooting of a gun.
Niger's coup d'etat on July 26 has been backed by military and civilian musicians who are turning out new tunes to match a surge in patriotic fever.