Ten years ago, if you'd asked an electronic music fan where the next wave of innovation in dance music was likely to originate, they might have suggested London, pointing to the myriad variations of ...

In an excerpt from the 33 ⅓ title "South African Popular Music," the author breaks down house music offshoots gqom and amapiano. When Beyoncé put together her companion soundtrack album, “The Lion ...

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 ...

South Africa's electronica scene throws up killer new scenes every few years. There was kwaito house – led by DJ Mujava's Township Funk monster – and then the footwork-y highlife sound of Nozinja's ...

Duban based gqom producer Julz Da Deejay has been making beats since 2011 influenced by the sounds of corner house. Now signed to Gqom Oh!, a label aimed at showcasing the sounds of Durban, his track ...

Afrotainment's newest recruit Captain is a trailblazing force in the gqom scene. Captain, whose real name is Siphamandla Mathebula, is set to ignite dance floors with the song Cinderella, which will ...

A man posted a video of himself doing a live Gqom performance, and his drumming added a fun twist to it The musician went viral after sharing a magical moment with an audience that was wowed by his ...

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“Percussion and bass. Those are the elements that make gqom music,” gqom trio Omagoqa tell us when we ask what makes their tracks tick. Hailing from Durban, Omagoqa is made up of Ma_A (Andile Mazibuko ...