The Angolan dancers who helped South African anthem Jerusalema go global - News Summed Up

The Angolan dancers who helped South African anthem Jerusalema go global


Putting together this beat in November 2019, he invited South African gospel vocalist Nomcebo Zikode to interpret it lyrically. Think of Ghanaian azonto, Nigerian Afro-beat; Angolan kuduro; South African house. Others in the Angolan dance scene disagree, pointing to videos of South African pantsula and kwaito that reveal similar footwork. Master KG himself declared that what the Angolan group made viral was a South African dance style popular at celebrations. If the Angolan video popularised the South African anthem, this is a collaborative and competitive creolising phenomenon.


Source: Daily Nation November 02, 2020 08:37 UTC



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