At the end of September, an MC grabbed a hold of the microphone at a small but crowded club in Durban, South Africa. “Who knows about ‘Amanikiniki?'” he bellowed. “It’s a hit.” “Amanikiniki” is a hard ...

South Africa's finest, DJ Lag is back, this time teaming up with fellow Durbanite DJ Tira for "Siyagroova". Together, the pair unite Lag's gqom sound with Tira's Kwaito vocals for a rumbling club cut ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...