Yes it's a song about Jerusalem, but that's about as close as it gets to William Blake.
Fenomenos do Semba, an Angolan dance studio, dancing (and eating) to the South African hit song recorded by producer Master KG and featuring vocals by Nomcebo – official video here – and helping it on its way to becoming a pan-African hit, then a global dance favorite (via):
The Angolan clip kicked off the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge across the continent and soon beyond from nuns and monks in France, to a bridal party in Zimbabwe, and a flash mob in Germany …
Loads more YouTube videos from the dance challenge…here, here, here, here, and here just for starters. Phew. It really has gone global. It seems to be big in Romania. I'd vote for these Korean girls as the most graceful.
But only the Angolan originals, I think, are eating at the same time….
Update: no, my mistake. They're eating here.
Update 2: and let's not leave out the brilliant Nairobi Women's Hospital, posted yesterday.
A joyous life-affirming response to pandemic gloom.
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