Gqom

Gqom: The Dark Pulse of South African Dance Music

Gqom (pronounced “gom”) is one of the most distinctive and powerful electronic sounds to come out of South Africa, and in 2025 it continues to reverberate across dancefloors worldwide. Originating…

Top 20 Gqom Artists Of 2025 (So Far)

As of 25 August 2025, gqom’s thunderous “taxi kick” has never sounded more global. This list ranks the 20 artists pushing the sound the hardest in 2025 — not just…

2025 Best Gqom Songs

From Durban’s warehouse floors to diaspora raves in London and Berlin, Gqom has spent 2025 sharpening its minimalist menace—thick kicks, whip-crack claps, and chant-ready hooks—into one of the world’s most…

Dlala Thukzin: The Durban Powerhouse Blending Gqom, Amapiano, and 3-Step for a New Global Club Moment

Who is Dlala Thukzin? Dlala Thukzin (Thuthuka Zindlovu) is one of South Africa’s most in-demand DJ/producers, a Durban-born craftsman who fuses gqom’s chest-rattling percussion with Amapiano’s log-drum bounce and Afro/tech…