Gqom
Subgenre of house music from South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gqom ([ᶢǃʱòm]),(Igqomu([iᶢǃʱòmu]),Gqom tech or Sghubu),[4] is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged in the early 2010s from Durban, South Africa,[5] pioneered largely by music producers DJ Lag,[6][7][8] Rudeboyz,[6][9][10][11] Griffit Vigo,[12][13] Distruction Boyz,[14] Menzi,[15][16] and Citizen Boy.[17][18] It was developed from kwaito, a subgenre of house music from South Africa.[19]
Gqom | |
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Other names | Igqomu,Gqom tech,Sghubu[1] |
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Cultural origins | Early 2010s, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
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Derivative forms | Township tech[2] |
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Sghubu[3] |
Unlike other South African electronic music, gqom is typified by minimal, raw and repetitive sound with heavy bass beats but without the four-on-the-floor rhythm pattern.[5]
Music connoisseurs who were pivotal in influencing the genre's international acclaim included the likes of South African rapper Okmalumkoolkat, Italian record label Gqom Oh owner, Malumz Kole[20] inclusive of other South Africans; music taste-maker and public relations liaison, Cherish Lala Mankai,[20] Afrotainment record label owner DJ Tira, Babes Wodumo, Dlala Thukzin,[21] and Busiswa.