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 New York Times

Millions Danced Joyfully to Her Song. She Drew on Her Pain to Write It.

Nomcebo Zikode, the South African singer of the pandemic hit “Jerusalema” that inspired a global dance challenge, wrote the chorus while battling her own depression. By Lynsey Chutel Reporting from ...
standardmedia.co.ke

Jerusalema is the most ‘Shazamed’ song in the world

Shazam, an application that can identify music, movies, advertising, and television shows, based on a short sample played and using the microphone on the device, on Tuesday announced that Master KG’s ...
Variety

South African Actors, Crew Unite to Produce ‘Jerusalema’ Dance Film (EXCLUSIVE)

While international film and TV shoots have been halted in South Africa for the past six months due to a ban on foreign flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the local industry have found a ...
Variety

Oscar gets trip to ‘Jerusalema’

JOHANNESBURG — Ralph Ziman’s “Jerusalema” is South Africa’s submission for consideration in the foreign film category at the Oscars. Like the country’s previous Oscar winner, “Tsotsi,” “Jerusalema” is ...