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Master KG

Music artist and producer · South Africa · On the map · Musicians · Born 1996 · age 30

A South African producer who turned a local house track into a global hymn - "Jerusalema" climbed charts in dozens of countries, sparked a viral dance challenge, and made Bolobedu house an export.

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A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

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Nomcebo Zikode Duets: Jerusalema (2019)

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Master KG

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Jerusalema’ is an African song through and through.
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When I started out, all I wanted was for people to listen to my music because they enjoyed it.
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I remember that I was in a place where there was a lot of negativity going around. So I wanted to create something that would keep me going, with a lot of soul and spirituality.
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Awards

Forbes 30 Under 302021

NRJ Music Award for International Song of the Year2020

All Africa Music Awards

About this person

Kgaogelo Moagi was born in Tzaneen on 31 January 1996 and came up playing what he calls Bolobedu dance, a regional strain of house music most people outside Limpopo had never heard. His 2018 debut Skeleton Move won an AFRIMA Award for Best Artist/Group in the African Electro category and marked him as the style's pioneer. Two years later he released Jerusalema, the album, and its title single - a piano-led house track featuring Nomcebo Zikode, later remixed with Burna Boy - became an international phenomenon: it went diamond in France, topped Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart, and soundtracked millions of lockdown dance videos. The song turned a Tzaneen bedroom producer into one of the continent's most-streamed acts.

Country

South Africa