DJ Lag featured on Okayafrica’s Essential Gqom Playlist
After his recent takeover of RBMA Festival in New York with fellow Gqom pioneers Rudeboyz, okayafrica decided to put together a Gqom playlist with some DJ Lag favourites. Check out the playlist here.
DJ Lag featured on Between 10and5’s ‘Fresh Out of Durban’ list
Our very own gqom innovator has been making waves all across South Africa and continues to spread his hypnotic, driving rhythms globally. Check out why Between 10and5 thinks Lag is changing the game here.
DJ Lag shares new track on Thump
While on tour, DJ Lag released a remixed of DJ Athie’s “Asphakamanga”, taking the track’s original vocals and layering it over his own gqom original. Listen to the track on Thump here.
Reprezent Radio shares Guest Mix by DJ Lag
Last month, Reprezent Radio DJ, Naina aired a special guest mix by DJ Lag during her show. You can now stream the dark, drum-driven mix by the Gqom King on Reprezent Radio’s Mixcloud here.
DJ LAG earns New York Times feature ahead of RBMA Festival Gig
In a new article posted by The New York Times, the publication explores what Gqom is, and highlights the importance of the Gqom showcase at this year’s RBMA Festival in New York featuring genre pioneers DJ LAG and Rudeboyz. View the full article here. Check out the RBMA Festival here.
DJ Lag announces 2017 International Tour
After a thunderous end to 2016 , DJ Lag is gearing up for his second international tour. Last year saw our very own Gqom King voyage across Europe, The UK and Asia with Nan Kolè of Gqom Oh! on a tour that would introduce the underground Durban sound that Lag has been pioneering for many […]
DJ Lag joins on.the.sly
International overground logistics agency for sly underground artists, on.the.sly has just added DJ Lag to their family of artists, and will now be handling all of Lag’s bookings in the Americas. on.the.sly had this to say about DJ Lag jumping on board: “OTS is exuberant to welcome DJ LAG GQOMking to our Americas roster. It […]
DJ Lag is bringing Gqom to New York
For the past 5 years, The Red Bull Music Academy Festival has been delivering worldclass lineups, in unpredictable locations across New York, creating an unequaled experience for festivalgoers. This year is no different, with South Africa’s own DJ Lag heading to The Big Apple for the first time to deliver a heavy dose of Gqom straight from Durban. […]
DJ Lag talks Gqom with Noisey
Recently, DJ Lag and other key members of South Africa’s Gqom scene sat down with Noisey to discuss the genre, as they explore it’s journey from an underground South African genre to a global sensation. Check out the article here.
DJ LAG featured on Superbalist’s “The Way of Us”
Between dropping an EP, returning home from his first international tour, and recently dropping the “Ice Drop” music video, DJ Lag has been quite a busy guy. Superbalist.com decided to give us the full run down of what went down on set during the filming of “Ice Drop”, chatting to LAG and the team that captured the […]
