Loopy Tunes: And the beat goes Gqom

When asked to describe Gqom , DJ Lag, born Lwazi Asanda Gwala, doesn't hesitate - ''it's raw and it hypes you up", he says. Since the beginning of the decade, Gqom has become the defining electronic music to come out of Durban.Gqom takes music production to a new extreme of brooding intensity. It's powerful enough to command attention when blaring 130bpm at dangerous volumes on public transport.