This music is so scarce nowadays 😫 it breaks my heart. A part of who i am is this music

im another white gqom loving durban boooooi  !!! haha

XXIII // VOLUME 10 is a club welcome. We’ve been through 19 months without parties and seeing people dancing in front of us.
After this desert of clubbing we celebrate the reopening of our favourite dancefloors with a compilation mainly made by Portuguese producers, but also some international friends we’ve met in the past 6+ years of XXIII’s life.

ARTWORK BY FRANCISCO TORRES
www.instagram.com/franciscotorress/

DOWNLOAD: https://xxiii.bandcamp.com/album/xxiii-volume-10

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"Like being suspended over the gravitational field of a black hole, and lovin' it" - Kode 9
“Massive, dramatic tracks!! Most of these are giving me goosebumps! A really strong presentation of the Durban sound” - Spoek Mathambo
"A great snapshot of what's happening with the Gqom sound. Dark and rolling, with a real feeling of menace and intent behind each track" - Mumdance

‘The Sound of Durban Vol.1’ represents the first full length compilation collecting the sound of the suburbs and townships of Durban, South Africa known as “gqom”.

Dominowe - Africa's Cry

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, and Durban in particular, to investigate the various shades of Gqom that are gradually emerging. For many of these artists, the resultant Woza mixtape and the accompanying documentary are their first chance at exposure outside of the country. It's also an opportunity to contextualise Gqom and educate the rest of the world about the culture as a whole. Crafting a balance of the biggest hitters in the scene, the biggest tracks and those most representative of the sound and its scene must have been a difficult tightrope to walk. One of our favourites—and it really was tough to pick just one—was "Cruel Drumz", a dubby example of the gritty, minimal, bass-heavy sound of Gqom by Cruel Boyz (whose "Touch It" we premiered last year).

Read the full interview with label boss Nan Kolè here: http://uk.complex.com/music/2016/07/premiere-cruel-boyz-cruel-drumz

Premiere: Cruel Boyz - Cruel Drumz

Gqom Oh! records presents "The Originators"; a five track EP respresenting the past, the present and the future of Gqom - the thunderous club sound from Durban, South Africa. 

The Gqom Oh! label was set up by Rome-based DJ and musician Nan Kolè to highlight the music and artists of Durban, the often overlooked cradle of the new South African sound. The label's 2016 compilation - ‘Gqom Oh! The Sound of Durban Vol.1’ - broke the sound out of South Africa, Pitchfork calling it “The largest and most thoughtful survey of the genre available to western audiences to date”. Recently joining Kolè is Sboniso Brandon Luthuli aka Citizen Boy on the ground as local A&R. 

The EP's A-Side is dedicated to two of the genre's most prominent producers. DJ Lag is a frontrunner in pushing Gqom worldwide. Making music from a young age and building up a solid reputation in South Africa, he’s known as the "King of Gqom". Griffit Vigo, a real innovator in the Gqom genre, grew up in the same area as DJ Lag and has attained a legendary status amongst his peers.

"When I was in Durban the first time I noticed that Griffit Vigo was a kind of legendary figure, he'd been inspiring all the Gqom Durban artists for a long time. Nobody knew where he was but everybody was playing him and sometimes using his beats to make new songs. The main track 'Ree’s Vibe' was the peak moment of DJ Lag's sets all over the world. If Lag is the Gqom King then Griffit Vigo is the Gqom Legend."
- Nan Kolè 

Sbucardo is one of the most respected DJs around the streets and the townships of Durban. Featuring Abnormal on 'Iphoyisa', whose lyrics in Zulu translate to “We at the club, Mr police man don’t disturb us", the track represents the South African scene and Gqom culture in Durban very well. Naked Boyz (officially the first in Durban to explore new territories in broken beat in 2011) 'Story Teller' is characteristic of the Sgubhu style, a blend of Gqom with more conventional house sounds, the new genre taking over Durban and finding its way onto mainstream radio. Scene kingpins Rude Boyz round off the release's line up of Gqom originators with 'Umshunto'.

The Originators

Griffit Vigo - Gqomu 5 (2017 remastered)

GQOM009 - b-side of the singe "Alala" feat. Dapo Tuburna single out tomorrow Friday 30th of Novemeber http://smarturl.it/Alala

Citizen Boy - Gqom Fever

Mama ft. Mariana

Gqom Oh! Records present their 11th release showcasing the past , present and future of  DJ and producer Citizen Boy.

Read more: https://hyponik.com/features/first-listen-citizen-boy-hlasela-ft-thalerh-2/

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From Avoca Hills to the World

First Listen: Citizen Boy – ‘Hlasela (ft Thalerh)’

From the 'S/T' 12'' EP (P032, June 5 2020)
Orders: https://principediscos.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-2

NÍDIA - CHEF

We announcing Griffit Vigo ep release (20th of October 2020)
"I Am Gqom" 9 original pure Gqom tracks from the originator available on a limited cd and on digital stores.

For Press enquiries : toby@3feethi.com

here in this preview :
1 - Ancestral vibe
2 - Ups and downs
3 - Ree's Vibe

Griffit Vigo "I Am Gqom" (preview)

DJ LYCOX "LYCOXERA" EP (P037, October 29th of 2021)
Orders: https://principediscos.bandcamp.com/album/lycoxera

DJ LYCOX - Eu Mbora Dou Bue Show

Vinyls and Cassettes collection of Gqomu. Gqom Oh! Records is a label dedicated to the sound of Durban, South Africa. For sync & licensing please contact gavin@syncsmith.com
Management/Remix Requests: gqomubhenga@gmail.com
Gqom Oh! Showcase bookings : live@3feethi.com

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