The Gqom Adventure

IGqomElethu (Radio Edit) [feat. Omagoqa]

Meeting With The King

No Childs Play (feat. General C'mamane & Deejay Jackzin)

SMS for Location, Vol. 5

Off-White ft. Vanyfox

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

“I wanted to show the uniqueness of my own style which I would describe as more musical”, Emo Kid explains, “you can feel the music when you listen but it still hits hard with that Gqom flavour.”

That Gqom flavour, powered by hard, fast, uncompromising drums, provides a solid core from which everything else functions. Bright, shimmering trance synths feature on ‘Futuristic from Gqomtera Ep which will be release on 27th of October.

Gqomtera EP

Emo Kid - Futuristic Gqom

V/A 'The Originators' EP
Release Date: 23rd February 2018
Label: Gqom Oh!
Format: 12" Vinyl // Digital
Cat. No: GQOM008

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'.

Tracklist on Vinyl:
A:
01. DJ Lag - Daisies
02. Griffit Vigo - Ree’s Vibe
B:
03. Sbucardo da DJ - IPhoyisa feat. Abnormal
04. Naked Boyz - Story Teller
05. Rude Boyz - Umshunto

PLUS DIGITAL : 
GRIFFIT VIGO - GQOMU 5
DJ LAG - MOMISH
SBUCARDO DA DJ - NGWINYELENI
NAKED BOYS - DIVORCE

The Originators

THE ORIGINATORS

Griffit Vigo - Ree's Vibe

https://gqomoh.bandcamp.com/album/griffit-vigo-dj-gqom-6

After introducing Griffit Vigo ‘the Gqom legend’ on the Originators EP on Gqom Oh! Records back in February with the percussive anthem Ree's Vibe and the historical track featured on MTV Base Gqom Nation documentary "Gqom 5” - Gqom Oh! is finally ready to release Griffit Vigo’s first solo single ‘DJ’ on a 7" vinyl, with on the b-side another Gqom viral Durban track coming from the numeric series "Gqom 6”. 
Griffit Vigo, a real innovator in the Gqom genre 
who grew up in Clermont and started to produce 
music around 2007, has attained a legendary 
status amongst his peers as he was one of the originators of gqom, inventing sounds as Umshanelo (meaning broom in Zulu) and chopping vocals that everybody then started to sample. 
Many of his beats were appropriated or sampled, so now the time has finally come for him to show his talent and unique style and inspire the listeners in the same way he inspired everyone in Durban. 
This single introduces his forthcoming album on Gqom Oh!, to be released in September/October 2018 entitled ‘Gqom is Alive’. 
As the Gqom sound has massively changed in the past year, taking over South Africa and the world, also by evolving into a more commercial-focused and melodic branch which derives from Sgubhu, Griffit Vigo’s intention is to keep the original Gqom sound as pure and authentic as it was when it was first birthed whilst still pushing the sound forward in the future.

DJ / Gqom 6

Griffit Vigo - DJ

South African gqom innovator DJ Lag is making an almighty return to London label and collective Goon Club Allstars this week with an explosive new offering titled '3 Step Culo'. 

Taken from his forthcoming 'Stampit' EP (out September 14), ‘3 Step Culo’ sees DJ Lag expand on his signature sound as he delves deeper into the drum-heavy genre to explore the cross-genre capabilities of gqom. 

Reflective of the distinctive drum sounds currently dominating the underground scene, ‘3 Step Culo’ is a slice of Durban magic that’s sure to send dancefloors into a frenzy across the globe.

‘3 Step Culo’ arrives August 10 via Goon Club Allstars. Pre-order below.

https://gooncluballstars.bandcamp.com/track/dj-lag-3-step-culo

Stampit EP

More exclusive music

Premiere: DJ Lag '3 Step Culo'

From the 'Pedra de 800 Kg’ 12'' (P029, January 24 2020)
Orders: https://principediscos.bandcamp.com/album/pedra-de-800-kg

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GQOM LEGEND GRIFFIT VIGO RECLAIMS HIS THRONE WITH NINE 
TRACKS OF ‘ANCESTRAL FUTURISM’... 
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Durban native - ​GRIFFIT VIGO​, is a real innovator of the Gqom sound. Starting out in 2004 his journey as a musician has produced releases such as the timeless ​‘DJ’ EP​ and global anthem ​‘REES VIBE’ ​on ​GQOM OH!.​ He has attained legendary  status amongst his peers as one of the originators of Gqom, with his tracks being a constant in sets from the likes of ​DJ LAG​, ​RUDEBOYZ​ & ​BBC RADIO 1’S TODDLA T. 
Following the self released ​‘GQOM WILL NEVER DIE’​ ​EP ​earlier this year, ​GRIFFIT VIGO ​has really come into his own on ​‘I AM GQOM’​. Producing nine ​cinematic tracks, equipped for the club, that explore both his ancestral heritage and vision for the future of Gqom. 
“Gqom is all about sampling, looping and creating your own vibe, I say so 
because I Am Gqom.’ - Griffit Vigo 
The visual concept by ​MIKAEL CALANDRA ACHODE​ and audio journey both draw inspiration from early Zulu culture...  more
credits
released October 20, 2020 

Graphics : Mikeal Calandra Achode 
Master and file restoration : LoudnProud Studio 
A&R : Francesco Cucchi
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Griffit Vigo - I Am Gqom (Out Now)

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Griffit Vigo - Ree's Vibe

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