Five great Joburg videos
JOBURG - The City of Gold is an inspiring place, and is populated by those whose daily lives range from the ordinary to the extraordinary.
These five videos offer an audio-visual feast of Joburg’s people and places.
1. Pharrell Williams – Happy (University of Johannesburg)
University of Johannesburg students and staff take on Pharrell Williams’ hit single, Happy.
2. Johannesburg Then and Now (1954 vs 2014)
https://youtu.be/dH-JR9p6iBI
Online travel agency Travelstart recreated shots of 1950s Johannesburg and then put them side-by-side in this eye-opening video.
3. Up The City – A film by Alan Michael Levy: Johannesburg 1970-1971
Larry Levy uploaded a film on YouTube that his father, Alan Levy, shot in Joburg in the early ’70s.
4. Melville Koppies: A silent cinematic artpiece
Swefty’s video offers a “serene, cinematic journey through the picturesque sights and powerful sounds of Melville Koppies”.
5. Rare snow in Johannesburg Inner City, South Africa – 7 August 2012
MrChingchongcha’s film is a compilation of video clips showing unusual snowfall in Joburg’s inner city and people’s reaction to it.
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