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Gqom

🇲🇿 Mozambique Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Gqom definition 1

Estilo sul-africano (South African style)

"Bate gqom pesado (Heavy gqom beats)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇲🇿 Mozambique
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April 2026

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Dance music originating from Durban South Africa.“Keep it playing and you might confuse its march for your own heartbeat” Pitchfork

""A great snapshot of what's happening with the Gqom sound. Dark and rolling, with a real feeling of menace and intent be…"
Gqom 🇿🇦 South Africa

Hard Durban house genre; also energy.

"This set is pure gqom."

🇲🇿 About Mozambique Slang

Mozambican slang blends Portuguese with Emakhuwa, Ndau, and other Bantu languages, shaped by Maputo's urban youth and Afro-house culture.

KASINARY has 1213 Mozambique slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Gqom" Across Africa

This word is also used in 4 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Gqom

Hard Durban house genre; also energy.
Gqom 🇿🇦 South Africa

Hard Durban house genre; also energy.
Gqom 🇧🇼 Botswana

Gqom (Durban house)
Gqom 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Umculo we-dance (Dance music)

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