Its title may not ring a bell, but its melody surely will. South African hit “Jerusalema” was first released last November but gained considerable popularity during the months of lockdown. The single ...

Master KG , the South African DJ behind the global pop hit "Jerusalema", performs at the Sand Festival on the beaches of Lake Malawi on November 1. [AFP] When coronavirus placed the world in lockdown, ...

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 ...

JOHANNESBURG - When coronavirus placed the world in lockdown, a gospel-influenced anthem with Zulu lyrics brought people together through social media, lifting spirits and instantly becoming a global ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

PRETORIA - The court wrangle over the song 'Jerusalema' continues, with Open Mic Productions defending its handling of royalties. But singer Nomcebo Zikode's record label wants the company to comply ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Master KG , the South African DJ behind the global pop hit "Jerusalema", performs at the Sand Festival on the beaches ...

When coronavirus placed the world in lockdown, a gospel-influenced anthem with Zulu lyrics brought people together through social media, lifting spirits and instantly becoming a global phenomenon.