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Sub-genres
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Scenes where Gqom has a documented presence.
120–128 BPM · Early 2010s
A raw, minimalist club sound from Durban built on stripped-back, percussive rhythms and dark, tribal-house-adjacent textures, with roots in Kwaito not yet catalogued here as its own genre.
No narrower sub-genres tracked under Gqom yet.
Scenes where Gqom has a documented presence.