In 2017, during his 21st rotation around the sun, DJ Lag was experiencing a moment that every artist dreams of but few ever reach. Gqom...
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Durban’s Dominowe returns to GQOM OH! with a new eight-track EP. Hear ‘Rah’ now
Dominowe will release a new eight-track EP, ‘UMTHAKATHI’, via GQOM OH! this month.
Having debuted on the label in 2016 with the ‘Africa’s Cry’, the...
Durban’s DJ Lag is a pioneer of the world-conquering South African dance music genre, gqom. He’s toured the world and worked with superstars, but he’s...
The 11-track release also features production from a number of regular collaborators
South African gqom trio Phelimuncasi have risen to fame with their politically charged vocals and innovative beats. Makua Adimora catches up with them to learn about their new album ‘Ama Gogela’, their creative process, and why their music is here to entertain and agitate in equal measure
Recognise is DJ Mag’s monthly mix series, introducing artists we love that are bursting onto the global electronic music scene. This month, we speak to...
DJ Lag is a pioneer of one of the most exciting electronic music movements to surface this decade. Over the last few years, gqom has...
Gqom originator Griffit Vigo dishes up six new cuts of percussive heat on Belgian label, Maloca. Hear ‘Superman’ now
Griffit Vigo will release a new EP, ‘Art Is Talking’, via Belgian label Maloca this week.
Following his 2020 album, ‘I Am Gqom’, on GQOM...
femme culture’s Ehua steps up with an hour of hypnotic gqom, bass and breaks as part of our Fresh Kicks series...
We first became aware of Ehua when we premiered her debut track ‘New Moon’ in September 2018. Released via our Best of British Breakthrough Label...
The collaborative EP drops in July...
Durban gqom originator DJ Lag and London's OKZharp have come together on new EP, 'Steam Rooms'. You can listen to 'Nyusa' below.
Incoming on Hyperdub...
Listen to the title track, 'Touch', now...
KG and Scratchclart (fka Scratcha DVA) have come together for a four-track EP on London label Hyperdub.
'Touch', landing this Friday (12th), is a fusion...
The festival is set to take place in South London on 28th August 2021
A new festival celebrating Black culture from around the world will take place in London this summer.
Yam Carnival will take place on Clapham Common...
A huge moment for the gqom innovator
DJ Lag has co-produced a track on Beyoncé's Lion King: The Gift album.
The South African gqom artist is credited on ‘My Power,’ which features...
Durban collective TLC Fam deliver a psychedelic gqom remix of Kinshasa-based outfit KOKOKO!’s exuberant ‘Likolo’...
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo’s KOKOKO! made a lasting impression last year with the release of their debut EPs ‘Tokoliana / L.O.V.E.’ and ‘Tongos'a /...
Since the international rise of acts like Black Coffee and Culoe De Song, the spotlight is shining once again in the direction of the South...
A nation defined by its innate love of house music, the Rainbow Nation is going through a renaissance which has helped spur GQOM OH! —...
Taipei’s Sonia Calico readies her futuristic debut album on More Time Records, ‘Simulation of an Overloaded World’. Hear the ASMR-inspired club cut, ‘Mukbang Roller’ now
Sonia Calico will release her debut album ‘Simulation of an Overloaded World’ this week.
Landing on More Time Records, the 11-track album draws influence...
Giom
A Frenchman relocated to London, we first heard the deep, funkified house of Giom via his involvement with the excellent Lost My Dog. A...