DJ Lag on Metro FM
The team at Metro FM Spoke with DJ Lag the morning after he attended The Grammy’s. They covered a few of the details as well as the most important question which everyone has been dying to know – does DJ Lag have Beyonce on Whatsapp? Find out here.
DJ Lag on 947 with DJ Fresh
DJ Lag got on a call with DJ Fresh while in LA for The 62nd Recording Academy Grammy’s. The team chats with Lag about the journey of taking Gqom for Clermont to The Grammy’s. Listen to the full interview here.
DJ Lag proudly flies gqom flag during first Grammy Awards trip
In one of the first big good news stories of 2020, DJ Lag was in Los Angeles for Sunday night’s 62nd Annual Grammy Awards where he attended as a member of the Recording Academy. The DJ Lag-produced track, “My Power” was in contention for an award as part of Beyoncé Best Pop Vocal Album nominated […]
DJ Doowap and DJ Lag highlighted by The Plug
The Plug noted DJ Doowap and DJ Lag among South Africa’s Top 100 Most Influential People in Urban Culture of 2019. Working in collaboration with Castle Lite, suggestions from the public as well of the quality of work produced by each creative throughout the year was taken into consideration. This well thought-through list is a […]
Resident Advisor ranks DJ Lag’s Magnetic Field set in top 5 of the festival
DJ Lag played in India for the first time at Magnetic Fields Festival. The festival brings together a combination of international and local acts as a culmination of their expanding electronic music scene. The entire event ran over three nights showcasing dozens of artists and DJ Lag’s set was ranked by Resident Advisor among the […]
Beyoncé’s Grammy nominations add to DJ Lag’s producer accolades
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 […]
“Every place has a beat”: DJ Lag harvests sounds in the Three Ships distillery
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 caps another incredible year with “Amanikiniki” video
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 […]
DJ Lag to perform at London’s Jazz Café during the Uhuru Tour
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’s UHURU is considered for the 2020 Grammy Awards nominations
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 […]
