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Soundtrack of the Townships: Gqom

By Philipp Weichenrieder on July 7, 2016

By Philipp Weichenrieder on 7 July 2016 in STORIES

Some call it a hybrid of breakbeat and house, some call it «apocalyptic riot music». But for the producers from the townships of Durban, South Africa, Gqom is more than a clubmusic style.

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