After he first announced his new hustle as a DJ on 7 November 2025, Andile Mpisane has been hard at work taking up bookings.

South Africa (as I covered in a previous profile of House producer Black Coffee) has cemented its place as one of the world’s most innovative producers and exporters of dance music. By now, the ...

Head of the Gqom Oh! label, Nan Kolè has been undertaking a massive project over the past few months. Allying with Rome-based radio station Crudo Volta, Kolè has been travelling around South Africa, ...

In an excerpt from the 33 ⅓ title "South African Popular Music," the author breaks down house music offshoots gqom and amapiano. When Beyoncé put together her companion soundtrack album, “The Lion ...

Vic Mensa is one of hip-hop's more knowledgeable artists, so it should come as no surprise that the Chicago rapper is always looking to broaden his horizons. On Friday (Dec. 29), Mensa hopped on ...

Gqom is a strain of South African dance music that wears its influences like passport stamps. U.K. funk, African polyrhythms, and the dizzying basslines of Chicago house have come together in a sound ...

DJ Tira Set to Ignite Muze Club Tonight as Nairobi’s Gqom Fever Hits Peak ...

The entertainment for Saturday's Nedbank Cup final between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates will be headlined by some original Durban genre, GQOM! Take a look... Gqom music resides in the heart and ...

UK-based South African singer Toya Delazy has alleged that she has been silently excluded from playlists by Gagasi FM and ...

Skwankwankwa is a Gqeberha-based cultural platform. The movement blends amapiano and gqom music with street fashion. Co-founder Sinekhaya Mcopela prioritises showcasing women DJs. DJ Mbasa Majali ...