The Hindu

How #JerusalemaDanceChallenge is uniting the world during crisis

If there’s one thing that the pandemic-hit world needs, it’s this song, ‘Jerusalema’. The astounding composition is by 24-year-old Master KG, a South Africa-based DJ and producer. Sung by Nomcebo ...
The Conversation

The Angolan dancers who helped South African anthem Jerusalema go global

Ananya Jahanara Kabir receives funding from the European Research Council, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and King's College London. In the age of coronavirus, the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge ...
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The Angolan dancers who helped South African song ‘Jerusalema’ go viral around the world

In February the Angolan dance troupe Phenomenos do Semba created the viral #JerusalemaDanceChallenge video that showed off their dance moves to the South African hit song Jerusalema. Their video is ...
Rolling Stone

How South Africa’s ‘Jerusalema’ Became a Global Hit Without Ever Having to Be Translated

Just around 10 million people speak isiZulu, a language out of South Africa. So how did a song in the little-known dialect become a hit with billions of people around the world? The song in question ...
The Conversation

How viral song Jerusalema joined the ranks of South Africa’s greatest hits

Through the University of Fort Hare, Akhona Ndzuta receives funding from the NRF. Apart from the song’s omnipresence on the sound systems of a cross-section of socio-economic neighbourhoods across ...