The trio of Grammy Award nominations for Beyoncé’s The Lion King: The Gift represent an important addition to DJ Lag’s growing number of producer accolades. Beyoncé was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album (The Lion King: The Gift),Best Pop Solo Performance (“Spirit”) and Best Song Written For Visual Media (“Spirit”). She also received a nomination […]
As part of a prolific year, DJ Lag was recently invited to participate in the Three Ships Whiskey #MadeExceptionalMadeHere campaign – a new collaboration series from The James Sedgwick Distillery. The gqom pioneer produced a track using sounds he harvested in and around the distillery – from big wooden barrels to steaming pipes and rattling […]
DJ Lag is capping another incredible year with the release of the video for “Amanikiniki”, featuring Unticipated Soundz. The closing track on DJ Lag’s Uhuru EP, “Amanikiniki” was shot in Clermont in the lead-up to, and during, the landmark Boiler Room x Ballantine this September. Boiler Room and Ballantine’s first foray into the Durban region […]
London’s premiere live music venue, celebrating the best music from across the world seven nights a week has reserved one special night for our Gqom King, DJ Lag. The Jazz Café has played host to some pretty groundbreaking musicians as Abdullah Ibrahim, Amy Winehouse, Baba Maal and Lee Scratch Perry. Joining him on the evening will […]
DJ Lag was invited to join the academy, which numbers about 14 000 members, back in June when he was in Los Angeles to produce for Beyoncé’s album The Lion King: The Gift. While there is still some mileage to cover to be selected for a nomination, being able to submit the first Gqom record […]
DJ Lag’s Debut EP, Uhuru has got a numerous publication’s talking about his latest EP, Uhuru. Resident Advisor breaks down the meaning of Uhuru in their review of Lag’s latest release here. Alessandro Gueli of Texx and the City refers to ‘the quality of his production‘ to be ‘sweetly subtle‘ in their review here. Sho […]
Tseliso Monaheng from Red Bull digs deep into conversation with DJ Lag about his journey and how he became the King of Gqom. Read the full article here.
King of Gqom makes an exclusive DJ mix for Afro Punk. He also shares some thoughts about the roots of gqom, his collaborations and where the music is headed next. Read the full interview and listen to the mix here.
Beyoncé takes viewers on a journey through Africa with a touching and invigorating documentary special, “Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift.” This intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album, The Lion King: The Gift, features footage and interviews detailing the hard work and passion that went into her “love letter to Africa.” Featuring as […]
John Claude from Africa is Now gets into conversation with DJ Lag about all things music. Read the full article here.
