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 ...
CNN

The story behind Master KG’s ‘Jerusalema,’ one of the most Shazamed songs in the world

One night in 2019, DJ Kgaogelo Moagi, better known as Master KG, called up singer Nomcebo to come to his Johannesburg studio to record a song. “‘But it’s very late,’” Nomcebo recalled telling him.
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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 ...
BBC

Focus on Africa - The Resident Presidents dance to Master KG's hit-song 'Jerusalema' - BBC Sounds

The Resident Presidents dance to Master KG's hit-song 'Jerusalema'The Resident Presidents dance to Master KG's hit-song 'Jerusalema' ...