Head of the Gqom Oh! label, Nan Kolè has been undertaking a massive project over the past few months. Allying with Rome-based radio station Crudo Volta, Kolè has been travelling around South Africa, ...

This collaborative mixtape between Gqom Oh! and the Rome-based Crudo Volta collective showcases some of the best music that gqom—a raw, brash dance music coming from Durban—has ever produced. Save ...

When DJ Lag releases a track, the world listens. The Durban-born producer, widely regarded as the “King of Gqom”, is back with his latest single, “Woza”, featuring Sir Trill and Sykes - a track that ...

“With Southside, I wanted to celebrate where I’m from while showing where the Gqom sound is going,” says DJ Lag. “It’s for the people who’ve been with me from the start, and for everyone discovering ...

Music fans are in for a treat as award-nominated producer DJ Lag returns with his latest mixtape, "Southside", which dropped on November 14. Affectionately referred to as "The King of Gqom", DJ Lag's ...

“I was just trying to create something that sounded like hip-hop, but on a house tempo” is how DJ Lag tried to articulate his sound on our first meeting at his mother’s house in Clermont four years ...

Durban is celebrated as the vibrant epicentre of Gqom, the city that has given rise to iconic figures such as DJ Tira, Lady Du, Babes Wodumo, and the late Mampintsha. In this pool of talent, Lwazi ...

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.