Gqom music goes global with Distruction Boyz, TLC Fam and Naked Boys - BBC Africa

Gqom, pronounced with a Zulu click at the beginning, roughly translates as the sound of a kick drum being struck. It’s also the name of a sparse, dark, hypnotic genre of electronic music. Made in the townships of Durban, South Africa, on basic software and distributed via taxi drivers, over the last few years gqom has caught the ears of DJs and ravers in some of the coolest clubs in Berlin, New York and London.
Emily Dust, a London-based DJ who fell in love with gqom at first listen, travels to Durban to meet the artists who created it and who are taking it forward, including TLC Fam and Distruction Boyz.
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[@kitoomathendu7699]

In another life I'd be a Mzansi. Love from Kenya

[@29LEGIONZ.official]

Omg what have i missed! I just came across gqom recently and damn it blew my mind how incredible this genre is. I’ve never heard anything like it and it’s amazing. The raw sounds, rhythmic beats, the feeling, the emotional journey is like nothing else! Truly amazing and glad I stumbled across it and will definitely be djing a lot of it.

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Distruction Boyz 🔥🔥🔥

[@vastpeople9623]

Keep it up, impressive though it will take time to topple Hip pop.

[@gerrald5272]

Repping Durban Putin it on the Map

[@helmuth-andy]

Not only early 20s Early 16...includinq me

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Epic

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2:43 whats the title of this track!??

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Frist

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Fist 🤜

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Nonsense, the founder of ghqom music is Dj cleo