It’s an interesting time for African music. If the cultural artefacts we create reflect our inner worlds, as well as the society in which we are created, then the music we provide as the soundtrack to our lives will be made either to tell our stories – or distract us from the things we can’t […]
For the first time, on Friday 27th September Boiler Room x Ballantine’s True Music will head to Durban for the ultimate Gqom line-up. This limited capacity show will be headlined and curated by pioneer DJ Lag who propelled the Durban sound way beyond the city, straight into the international music zeitgeist. DJ Lag’s homecoming show, […]
DJ Lag’s latest milestone, The Uhuru EP, is out today. The concept of this EP, due for release on Diplo’s label, Good Enuff, came after DJ Lag met him at a club in LA where the two played a back to back set, and began to discuss how Gqom came to be. DJ Lag’s Gqom […]
DJ Lag gets into conversation with Phendu Kuta of Unlabelled Mag discussing all things career, touring and music. Photographed by Bantu Mahlangu, read the full article here.
We are proud to finally announce our participation in the incredible Lake of Stars Discovery this September, where DJ Lag, Moonchild Sanelly and Bongeziwe Mabandla will be joining us in Malawi for our next showcase. This year, Kachere Castle welcomes us as the festival site, right on the shore of Lake Malawi, where folks like […]
Beyoncé has released her new Lion King-inspired album, The Lion King: The Gift, officially out on today. After a rousing speech at Coachella where she insisted on bringing authentic African music to a world stage for the project, The Gift is an array of African sounds made by a long list of talented African musicians […]
DJ Lag and Moses Boyd are returning to the spotlight with another collaborative performance since their Drumming adventure in London. Since leaving audiences in awe with the RePercussions showcase in South Africa, the two will continue bringing their new age aesthetic to Afropunk Atlanta on October 12th. This will be DJ Lag’s third Afropunk experience, […]
DJ Lag is back to dominate London’s airwaves yet again for the second half of 2019 at Rinse FM; a continuation of last year’s 6 month residency. Founded back in the summer of 1994 by DJs Geeneus and Slimzee, Rinse FM first existed as a notorious illegal pirate radio station in East London, where it […]
The next Hyperdub release comes from DJ Lag and Okzharp out today. Having initially linked up online back in 2012, DJ Lag and Okzharp connected in different places while touring, putting the wheels in motion for the Steam Rooms collaboration EP. The first track so see daylight, Sambe, premiered on Toddla T’s BBC Radio 1 […]
DJ Lag is set to perform at Sónar Barcelona 2019, presented by Red Bull. History will remember DJ LAG as a pioneer who propelled the quintessentially Durban Gqom sound beyond the confines of the coastal city, straight into the capitals of the international electronic music industry. At first listen, it might not appear that Gqom’s […]
