The beats are fresh but the performances are second rate and lacking star quality.
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The four-day, non-stop dance party has been banned and unbanned twice in four years.
Despite controversy at home and a decade late, the Grammy win proves how much the world loves South Africa’s biggest house music star.
He did not so much play the drums, as become the drum. His influence was felt through his trailblazing percussive work and his many collaborations.
Like Pata-Pata, Homeless and Mbube, the song Jerusalema is elevated by a historical moment in time and has the power to cross over to different audiences.
