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DJ Lag flies gqom flag high globally

Durban lad defied parents to create energetic music genre

Emmanuel Tjiya S Mag Editor-in-chief

The King of Gqom, DJ Lag, has blended his uncanny ear for a melody, high-spirited Zulu heritage and heavy bass beats in enchanting the global sonic sphere.

The whole world has not only listened to him, but have danced until they were short of breath in the last six years...

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