Gqom
Subgenre of house music from South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gqom ([ᶢǃʱòm]),(Igqomu([iᶢǃʱòmu]),Gqom tech or Sghubu),[5] is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged in the early 2010s from Durban, South Africa,[6] pioneered largely by music producers Naked Boyz, Sbucardo, DJ Lag,[7][8][9] Rudeboyz,[7][10][11][12] Griffit Vigo,[13][14] Distruction Boyz,[15] Menzi,[16][17] and Citizen Boy.[18][19] It was developed from kwaito, a subgenre of house music from South Africa.[20]
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Other names | Igqomu,Gqom tech,Sghubu[1] |
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Cultural origins | Early 2010s, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
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Derivative forms | Township tech[2] |
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Unlike other South African electronic music, gqom is typified by minimal, raw and repetitive sound with heavy bass beats but without the four-on-the-floor rhythm pattern.[6]
Music connoisseurs who were pivotal in influencing the genre's international acclaim included the likes of South African rapper Okmalumkoolkat, Italian record label Gqom Oh owner, Malumz Kole[21] inclusive of other South Africans; music taste-maker and public relations liaison, Cherish Lala Mankai,[21] Afrotainment record label owner DJ Tira, Babes Wodumo, Dlala Thukzin,[22] and Busiswa.
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