Gqom, igqomu, gqom tech, sgubhu, 3-step or G.Q.O.M is a South African electronic dance music genre and subgenre of house music, that emerged in the early 2010s from Durban, pioneered and innovated by
Traditional Zulu, drummer
Drummer, at the Zulu parade (Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club) Mardi Gras in New Orleans, in 2024
House music, or simply house, is a type of electronic dance music which is characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. It was created in Chica
The TR-909 drum machine (top) and TB-303 synthesizer, instruments often used in house music
House music pioneers Alan King, Robert Williams and Derrick Carter
Frankie Knuckles (pictured in 2012) played an important role in developing house music in Chicago during the 1980s.
An honorary street name sign in Chicago for house music and the seminal DJ Frankie Knuckles.