How Did Jerusalema Song Become Famous?

How did Jerusalema song become famous? The 24-year-old Limpopo native Master KG and the vocals of singer Nomcembo Zikode could hardly imagine that they were creating would become an anthem of South Africa’s summer. They could not have accurately foreseen that the song would rank among the Global Top 200. But that was the reality of Jerusalema, a modest South African gospel dance song that made the Shazam Number 1 spot having been Shazamed more than 4.5 million times within weeks. So how did Jerusalema song become famous?
Kgaogelo Moagi, with the stage name Master KG, knows that he should ever be grateful that superstars such as C-Ronaldo and Janet Jackson celebrated his song on social media by posting videos and captions about it. You too have likely have joined in singing and dancing to that song without even knowing the title and the meaning of the lyrics.
The meaning of the song may be another reason why Jerusalema became famous. It’s a song of Christian prayer saying Jerusalema, ikhaya lami in Zulu which means “Jerusalem is my home”. “Oh, Jerusalema, you’re my home. This is not my home.” How timely are those words! Many non-Zulu speaking even in South Africa don’t know what’s being said. However, during the pandemic and quarantine, the song implying ‘Take me to a better place’ could not be received less.
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