‘Jerusalema’, the his single from Masker KG and Nomcebo Zikode makes history after the song reached the top of the Shazam Global Chart this week as the singer becomes the first African artist to top the American music-identification application owned by Apple Inc .
Interestingly, the track has charted in 35 different countries on Shazam, achieving nine No.1s: South Africa, France, Italy, Romania, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Bulgaria and The Netherlands. All European No.1s have been reached since July. Master KG was first Shazamed in South Africa in February 2018, with “Skeleton Move”.
The song spent 18 consecutive weeks in the chart before reaching worldwide No. 1 and has been most Shazamed in France, Italy, Nigeria, SA and Romania.
“It means a lot to me. It validates the path I’m on. It means the world is moving to Jerusalema and they want to know more about the song and the artists behind it,” Master KG says of the song’s history-making feat. “It’s a big deal to me and Nomcebo. It’s blessings on top of blessings. God is amazing.”
