Round III of the Alpha Zulu World Tour is unfolding
The third round of DJ Lag’s Alpha Zulu World Tour is currently unfolding with 10 more dates in September. Already this month, the “international pantsula” has played dates in Prague, Czechoslovakia, the Amafest in Hertfordshire, UK, the Draaimolen Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands, and two dates in the German city of Berlin. September 16th sees DJ […]
DJ Lag and Bongeziwe to perform at Rocking the Daisies 2023
South African music and lifestyle festival Rocking the Daisies has teamed up with music distribution company Platoon as the official sunset line-up curation partner for the Cape Town leg of the annual event. Included in the line-up for this Golden Hour session are two Black Major artists distributed by Platoon – DJ Lag and Bongeziwe […]
More DJ Lag shows were promised and here they are!
DJ Lag’s massive Alpha Zulu global tour keeps rolling with a slate of new dates coming up in July and September. Currently, the international pantsula is taking his sounds and collaborative work to North America with dates in Toronto, Austin and Washington DC. September sees Lag return to the UK for the AMAfest in Hertfordshire, […]
DJ Lag x Novelist’s “Bulldozer” soundtracks Khalifa Kush and Dr.Dabber IG ad
“Bulldozer”, the storming collaboration between DJ Lag and UK MC Novelist has been tapped to soundtrack a new Instagram ad for Khalifa Kush and Dr Dabber. “There’s places people only dream of going.I’ve been there,” says Wiz Khalifa in the ad. Khalifa is the founder of Khalifa Kush which is partnering with vaporizer brand, Dr. […]
The Guardian features “Bulldozer” in its F&M playlist!
“Novelist sounds superb rolling over another of the South African producers urgent Afrobeat tracks.” – The Guardian
DJ Lag feat. Novelist – Bulldozer
‘DJ Lag drafts in Novelist to assist on Gqom thumper “Bulldozer”‘ says Trench Magazine
“South Africa and the UK link up on DJ Lag‘s new single, “Bulldozer”. Recorded in London back in 2020, the track sees Novelist add his explosive lyrics to the percussion-heavy foundation of DJ Lag’s minimalist electronic production. A rare instance of South Africa’s gqom sound and UK-centric flows occupying the same space, but Lag and Novelist find strike […]
Resident Advisor reviews DJ Lag’s latest offering “Bulldozer” feat. UK Grime legend Novelist
“But this unfussy formula only accentuates the understated potency of “Bulldozer,” a track that could easily be deployed as electrifying club weapon in the right hands.” – Michael Lawson Read the full single review on Resident Advisor here
DJ Lag and Novelist collaborate on blazing new single “Bulldozer”
A blazing new single from South Africa’s DJ Lag and the UK MC Novelist is proving the malleability of gqom and making an audacious case for the South African genre’s ability to muscle into the music mainstream. Titled “Bulldozer” the single was recorded in London and pairs Lag’s monstrous gqom beats with Novelist’s high-speed lyrical […]
New dates added to DJ Lag’s Alpha Zulu world tour!
Following a successful run of shows in India, DJ Lag’s Alpha Zulu world tour has announced additional dates. The tour will now include a performance at Lokal Kubb in Trondheim , Norway on 21 April, Colour Factory in London, UK on the 22nd April, Les Nuits Botanique in Brussels, Belgium on the 1st of May, […]