Summary
This article covers Tubidy Gqom: Discover Durban's Hard-Hitting Sound. Explore gqom on Tubidy. Learn where Durban's raw, bass-heavy sound comes from, which gqom artists to search, and the tracks that made it famous. When you are ready to listen, open the Tubidy homepage and search for a song, artist or music video.
Gqom is raw, dark and made for dancing. Born in Durban, it is one of South Africa's most exciting electronic sounds, and it is easy to explore on Tubidy.
What is gqom?
Gqom grew out of Durban's townships in the early 2010s. Young producers made tracks on laptops and shared them through taxis, phones and parties. The sound is built on heavy, broken drum patterns, deep bass and repeated vocal chants, often without the four-to-the-floor kick of house music.
The name is said to come from the sound of the drums, a hard "gqom" hit.
Gqom artists to search on Tubidy
- babes wodumo became a star with "Wololo", one of gqom's biggest songs.
- distruction boyz brought gqom to the whole country with "Omunye".
- dj lag is one of gqom's most important producers and took the sound worldwide.
- busiswa brings huge energy to gqom and dance tracks.
- mampintsha was a key figure in Durban's gqom scene.
Classic gqom tracks
Start with wololo babes wodumo and omunye distruction boyz. Both still fill dance floors years after they were released.
Gqom and amapiano
Many artists move between gqom and amapiano, and you will hear gqom drums in plenty of modern South African dance music. Search gqom amapiano to find tracks that blend the two.
Finding gqom mixes
For long listening sessions, search gqom mix and look for results over an hour long. These are great for workouts and parties.
Dance videos
Gqom is a dance music first. Search gqom dance to find dance challenges and performances.
Listen now
Open the Tubidy homepage and search "gqom" to start exploring.
