From Kanye West to Beyonce, to Donald Glover and Mr Eazi, adidas has been cherry-picking the cream of the musical crop of late – and this season, adidas Originals South Africa has brought DJ Lag and Shekhinah together as part of a collaboration to launch Nite Jogger – “a reflective sneaker silhouette designed for the […]
Partnering for the first time, Gqom King DJ Lag and Stream Queen Shekhinah combine their creative powers to release a stellar single titled ‘Anywhere We Go,’ due on all DSPs on May 24th. Both artists hail from the coastal city, and have left listeners awestruck both at home and abroad. Dominating dancefloors across the world […]
DJ Lag is jetting off again, this time for the second leg of his #InternationalPantsula Tour. To kick things off, he’ll be hosting the second iteration of his hometown event, Something For Clermont, in Durban, along with team Black Major and friends for an informative workshop the day before the big show on the1st of […]
To commemorate the massive strides Gqom has made thus far, DJ Lag will present the second iteration of his hometown festival, dubbed Something For Clermont – a bi-annual showcase, set to prepare Gqom fans for winter on the Durban coast, with only the best in authentic Gqom acts lined up to take the stage in […]
DJ Lag has been pioneering the Gqom sound for quite some time now, collaborating with equally influential creative forces to bring new ideas to life. Upon teaming up with choreographer Mette Towley and director Bon Duke on ‘Switz’, strong reviews have come in, highlighting the final track off the Stampit EP‘s ability to connect across […]
The first ever annual South Africa Gqom Awards are here. Supported by Smirnoff, they’re set to take place at the Durban ICC on April 20th with a host of exciting upholders of the genre in attendance. That gives us just under a few weeks to make sure our own DJ Lag takes home DJ of […]
2019 has indeed begun on a high note, with DJ Lag doing his own BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix; a timely reminder of the gqom pioneer’s burgeoning career, which sees the next few months of touring taking him to events around the world including Sonar Istanbul and an all-nighter at Berlin’s legendary club, Berghain. The […]
It’s going to be a great start to the new month for DJ Lag. With a string of new dates for what he’s dubbed the #internationalantsulatour, greater Europe and South Africa are in for some truly unique shows. Check him out when he’s in your area below, with more to come:
The 2019 Cape Town International Jazz Festival will see a group of iconic artists produce an intertwining of sounds like never before. rePercussions brings together the free-flowing elements of Jazz and the infectious danceability of Gqom under scattered snares, glowing synthesizers and transposing time signatures. With musicians who are each groundbreaking in their own right, […]
BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix has made some of “the world’s biggest DJs on the world’s biggest decks,” household names, and is hosted by prolific DJ, producer and tastemaker Pete Tong. This month BBC Essential Mix rolls out the red carpet for Gqom royalty, DJ Lag, in a momentous turn for his career. He’ll be […]
