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.
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Nomcebo Zikode is a South African singer most known for featuring & co writing on Master KG's viral hit, 'Jerusalema'. The single debuted on Billboard's and Apple Music Charts as #1 ...
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Israel’s war on Gaza is currently the hottest news around the world today. Musicians are known to predict future events taking place around the world. For instance Bob Marley in his song War predicted ...
This album might feel less like a heartfelt embrace and more like a cautious wave. Details/Takeaway: Master KG's 'Skeleton Move' was a huge cross-over song in Nigeria for what Nigerians thought was ...
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.
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 ...
Multi-award-winning musician Master KG recently shared a video of Nicki Minaj listening to his hit song The US singer recently played the Limpopo artist's song Ngishutheni on her Instagram account ...