The Conversation

The Angolan dancers who helped South African anthem Jerusalema go global

In February the Angolan dance troupe Fenómenos do Semba created the viral #JerusalemaDanceChallenge video that showed off their dance moves to the South African hit song Jerusalema. Their video is set ...
The Gazette

Jerusalema Dance Challenge, a fundraiser for Colo. Phoenix Project, arrives in Woodland Park

The Jerusalema Dance Challenge has made its way to Woodland Park. A global sensation, the challenge involves a few basic steps in a three-minute dance set to the same music for all. “It’s time to have ...
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 ...