Shiba Melissa Mazaza speaks to South African pioneer DJ Lag about his debut album 'Meeting With The King' and a series of encounters that shaped his path in music and life Aggressive, poetic, artistic ...
Just as I thought it, DJ Tira gave voice to my random thoughts. Why are there so many “boyz” in gqom music? There are the Distruction Boyz (sic) and then there are the Rude Boyz. Sure, DJ Maphorisa is ...
Nan Kolè is back with his Gqom Oh! outfit for a new compilation EP and we've got the exclusive share of one of the tracks, DJ Lag's "Daisies". Using that all-important rolling gqom sound as the ...
Gqom star DJ Boonu, real name Andile Chili, is riding high after purchasing a new top-of-the-range Ford Ranger. The Durban-born DJ is also celebrating his birthday. Speaking to TshisaLIVE, DJ Boonu ...
Gqom music was all the rage around six or seven years ago, and some might believe that this movement has died. However, a young artist by the name of Mr Thela would disagree with this vehemently.
DJ Tira belted house and Gqom hits from the yesteryear despite the expectation of the Kadoma fans that he would play the currently trending Amapiano music from South Africa. Gqom is a is a sub-genre ...
DJ Lag is one of a cohort of producers in South Africa's Durban making gqom: a ruthless, minimalist, tensely percussive form of dance music. Over in London, the independent label Goon Club Allstars ...
DJ Lag and Que DJ have joined forces for the first time on their new single ‘Where’s Your Father?’, which is out today. The gqom artists have infused some high-pitched screams and quick flutters of a ...
He produced My Power for Beyoncè Knowles 2019 Grammy-nominated album The Lion King; The Gift. Dubbed the Gqom King, DJ Lag is the pioneer of gqom music. In just over six years, he established himself ...
DJ Twitty has come out guns blazing to defend gqom. This comes after DJ Twitty, whose real name is Philani Khuzwayo, was hosted on a Durban Network podcast where he gave his insights on the evolution ...