WATCH | Master KG's 'Jerusalema' challenge hits Italy
Master KG's hit track Jerusalema continues to take the world by storm, months after its release.
Dubbed the next โAyy Macarenaโ craze, the song has sparked a global dance challenge frenzy.
All around the world, people are taking part under the hashtag #JerusalemChallenge. The latest challenge is from a group of priests and nuns in Italy.
The group can be seen dancing in traditional Roman Catholic attire.
The video has been shared more than 75,000 times and has garnered over 1 million views on Facebook.
Ogni volta che i #sovranisti della #Lega e di #FdI prendono un palo, noi festeggiamo cosรฌ: #jerusalemadancechallenge contro ogni forma di #razzismo. E sempre #vivaleuropa๐ช๐บ
— Stefano Albamonte ๐ช๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ซ๐ท๐ณ๏ธโ๐ 7K (@SteAlbamonte) July 21, 2020
P.S.: suore e frati bellissimi ๐ฅฐ pic.twitter.com/eUIOfFwKdt
Master KG's original video, featuring Nomcebo Zikode, was released on December 12 and, due to the challenges, it has been viewed more than 46 million times on YouTube.
According to Master KG, the dance challenge started in Angola when a group of friends recorded a video of the dance choreography that has since gone viral.
The remix version featuring Nigerian superstar Burna Boy has also helped the song to become even more popular around the world.
The remix has peaked on music charts including the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart in the US.
It also peaked at number one on iTunes in Africa and in the top 5 in countries such as Spain, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
A number of inspired dance videos have been cropping up since the challenge frenzy started.
Here are the best five videos.
Germany Showing Love To The #JerusalemaDanceChallenge pic.twitter.com/Yua6IPtUkH
— Master Master KG!!! (@MasterKGsa) July 22, 2020
This Dance Really Deserves The Dance Of The Year๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ #JerusalemaDanceChallenge pic.twitter.com/15NbOR7ZL6
— Master Master KG!!! (@MasterKGsa) July 18, 2020
The World Is Dancing ๐๐โคโคโค #JerusalemaDanceChallenge When we created this song I never thought it will do this!!!GOD is amazing ๐๐ pic.twitter.com/3FCUBUKaQH
— Master Master KG!!! (@MasterKGsa) July 18, 2020
Thank You For The Love..๐๐โคโคโคโคโค #JerusalemaDanceChallenge is Officially Recognized Worldwide ๐ pic.twitter.com/us3tpcR83P
— Master Master KG!!! (@MasterKGsa) July 18, 2020
MUSIC: South African gospel song has the world dancing during a pandemic
— Kgopolo Mphela (@PhilMphela) July 17, 2020
Not only has Master KGโs track โJerusalemaโ charted in over 10 countries around the world, the song has inspired the world to dance #JerusalemaDanceChallenge #COVID19 @AlJazeera @BBCWorld @cnni @ABC pic.twitter.com/A3ziXVrZRd