Resident Advisor lists DJ Lag’s Meeting With The King in it’s Best Albums 2022 list
DJ Lag is ending 2022 on a brilliant note with Meeting With The King being included in Resident Advisor’s The Best Albums of 2022 list, as selected by RA’s staff. On a list that also includes Björk’s Fossora, Kode9’s Escapology and Sudan Archives’ Natural Brown Prom Queen, Katie Thomas wrote: “Meeting With The King takes […]
“Where’s Your Father?” the number one track on WIRE magazine’s Critical Beats
“Where’s Your Father?” – was selected by UK music journalist, Joe Muggs, as the number one track on the print edition of WIRE magazine’s Critical Beats (screenshot below). The single, which brought together two colossal South African producers, was part of what Muggs described as South Africa’s love of house music that is fuelling “a […]
DJ Lag in DJ Mag’s 100 of the World’s Best DJs book
DJ Lag is included in DJ Mag’s 100 of the World’s Best DJs – a global celebration of DJ culture. This limited-edition hardback book is packaged in a hardboard collector’s sleeve and printed on heavyweight paper stock and is strictly limited to just 3,000 copies. Featuring stunning photography from DJ Mag’s 31-year archive and words […]
Gqom landmark as DJ Lag and Que DJ team up for “Where’s Your Father”
In one of the most highly anticipated collaborations in electronic music, colossal South African DJ/Producers Que DJ and DJ Lag have joined forces for their sensational new single “Where’s Your Father?” “We are considered as the gqom originators and so this collaboration is only befitting personally,” Que DJ said. “I’ve always wanted to work with […]
“Two of gqom’s biggest stars combine on a brand new banger” says Mixmag of DJ Lag’s and Que DJ’s new tune ‘Where’s Your Father’
“The gqom artists have infused some high-pitched screams and quick flutters of a high-hats to the bass-heavy track. Released via Que DJ’s label Amagogogo Sounds, our previous cover star DJ Lag came up with the concept of the track while DJing.” – Written by Becky Buckle Ready the article here. Stream Where’s Your Father here.
Gqom originators DJ Lag and Que DJ collaborate on one epic single
In one of the most highly anticipated collaborations in electronic music, colossal South African DJ/Producers DJ Lag and Que DJ have joined forces for their sensational new single ‘Where’s Your Father?’ Released on November 4th, the single will be available on all streaming platforms in time for the upcoming party season. Built around the unforgettable […]
DJ Lag to tour the Americas in November
Paris! Berlin! Amsterdam! These are just some of the places that DJ Lag has toured in 2022 – and now he’s adding a slate of new cities to the list. Lag’s incoming Americas tour gets underway on November 4th with a show at Paragon, a brand new multi-storey space located on Broadway in Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy […]
DJ Lag feels the Dekmantel love!
“When Gqom king DJ Lag drops his bass-heavy beats, the earth trembles,” said Dekmantel Festival when DJ Lag made his appearance at one of the world’s leading electronic music festivals in Amsterdam in August. And now, as a show of the festival’s love for what it called the “South African pioneer”, Dekmantel has posted DJ […]
New dates added to DJ Lag’s summer UK/EU tour
There’s no stopping DJ Lag’s gqom takeover of the United Kingdom and European summer season with another six dates added to his current tour. There’s no stopping DJ Lag’s gqom takeover of the European summer season with another six dates added to his current tour. Portugal, Norway, Scotland, France, Lithuania and the Netherlands are all […]
“My Power” soundtracks the trailer for upcoming film The Woman King
First it was Beyonce’s Black Is King visual album and its trailer – and now the DJ Lag produced “My Power” is soundtracking the trailer for the upcoming film, The Woman King. “It has been three years since ‘My Power’ came out and here it is being the official trailer song for The Woman King,” […]