Gordon Koang
Trust Gordon Koang to lift our spirits. The Melbourne-based South Sudanese artist has blessed us with the cheekiest middle finger to COVID-19, a rallying cry of hope that’s as cathartic as it is catchy.
Sporting his trademark Nuer rhythms – expertly accompanied with the musical talents of his regular collaborator and cousin Paul Biel, ‘Coronavirus’ is another surefire, surprisingly danceable hit; a perfect encapsulation of everything we wish we could say to the despicable bug in a face-to-face protest: “Go away, we don’t want you in the world/You are difficult, coronavirus/The world gets tired of you.”