‘Jerusalema’ Dance Takes The World By Storm

A day is not a day worth remembering without a single encounter with the South African global hit song Jerusalema by 24-year-old artiste Master KG and Nomcebo Zikode or the dance challenge craze associated with it.Billionaire Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo could not escape the addictive tendencies of the song after he posted a video of his family with the song playing in the background.Early this year, American singer Janet Jackson wowed Master KG, real name Kgaogelo Moagi, when she took to Instagram to share a Jerusalema dance challenge video clip.Master KG’s hit single Jerusalema was recently named the most Shazamed song by the Apple-owned music app, while it is also currently charting on iTunes in countries such as Italy, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.The most popular Jerusalema dance challenge in Zimbabwe is one by law firm, Mtetwa and Nyambirai, which has attracted over 551 000 views on YouTube.Bitumen World Zimbabwe’s dance challenge has also been relatively popular, netting 408 000 views as of this week with the Spar Zimbabwe one nearing 400 000 eyeballs.Many other corporates such as ZIMOCO, Profeeds, ZBC, CBZ Bank, Dairiboard Zimbabwe ZONFUL Energy featuring comic actor Sabhuku Vharazipi and Biker Till Harare, among many others have produced dance challenges that have been a hit in the country.-Newsday