In South Africa, a new genre of music is born and is said to be booming. A new type of music called Gqom is gaining worldwide attention. It’s kind of a subspecies of house music, and it’s seen as a derivative of dance music. This genre is very popular in South Africa, especially among young people.
What is Gqom
In the 2000s, dance music became very popular and continues to be a big hit in Europe. Under such circumstances, a new genre Gqom born from Durban is popular in South Africa. Gqom is African house music. It was created by combining dark European-style synths and rhythm patterns with percussion unique to African music. Gqom is not a square four-on-the-floor music, but a polyrhythmic beat and music that incorporates techno and hip-hop elements. There are songs and raps, and it’s a genre that has a lot of variations. Although gqom contains fragments of modern underground dance music styles, it is clearly rooted in South Africa, and the fusion with African music will be the focus.
Gqom on the rise in Africa
Gqom is a musical genre that was initially only heard around Durban, but is now becoming more popular as it can be heard on national radio and in major South African cities. This is rapidly becoming popular with active DJs.
Pioneer
A DJ and producer named Menzi helped spark this boom. He uses FL studio and is completely self-taught in beat making. One day he began to produce dance music with African indigenous tastes, and after repeated trial and error, he began to release music that fused. Young people who listened to his music began to imitate him, and the genre began to spread rapidly in Africa.
Song features
The feature of Gqom is the fusion of acoustic and electronic instruments. Incorporating instruments unique to Africa, and adding tastes to underground dance music from around the world, such as grime, dubsstep, UK funky, and techno, has won fans around the world. went. Many DJs and producers have been born on gqom, and it is now commonplace to listen to it at local clubs.
Spread outside Africa
Gqom is starting to play a lot overseas. DJ LAG and The RudeBoyz are performing live in New York and other places, and there are offers to perform in other places. In addition, many DJs have toured in Africa, and many listeners have been born in Africa. From Morocco in the north to Ethiopia in the east, the genre has permeated, and they have Gqom on their national playlists.
future
Gqom is already a popular music genre on the African continent, so whether or not it can evoke a boom in regions other than Africa will be the key in the future. Dance music and hip-hop are mainstream in the world today, so there’s plenty of potential for a boom. Dance music listeners are always looking for cutting edge music. Can Gqom really cause a global epidemic?
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