RudeBoyz are one of the pioneering production crews behind the South African dance music style gqom. Building on its slowed down, spaced-out beginnings, the Durban group have developed a tauter, ...
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 ...
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 ...
The South African gqom trio explores the joy and disorder of sensory overload on its vibrant second album. Save this story Save this story Phelimuncasi want to jolt their audience into a mad, ...
The queen of gqom, Babes Wodumo, real name Bongekile Simelane, has made a smashing return after a five-year hiatus. Wodumo vanished from the music industry after she lost her award-winning music ...
Babes Wodumo is getting back in the groove and she’s doing it in a big way. The self-proclaimed Queen of Gqom is set to join music icon Chomee for her celebration of 20 years in the industry, taking ...