Editorial - BOILER ROOM

Boiler Room's editorial projects champion grassroots scenes in every corner of the globe.

Led by the communities we serve, we empower the artists, DJs, creative minds, risk takers, community leaders to challenge stereotypes and tell stories from the inside out.

BROADCAST LAB: BOILER ROOM’S ROLLING GRANT SCHEME

Since 2020, we've run a regular grant scheme to enable anyone to pitch us a show and to fund unfundable ideas in every corner of the globe.

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Ethiopian Records

Addis Ababa-

9 months ago

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Third Space: Beyond Grime & Gqom

London-

4 years ago

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ADDIS ABABA: A JOURNEY THROUGH ETHIOPIAN MUSIC

Last October we landed in Addis Ababa for our tenth Broadcast Lab commission, courtesy of ‪Ethiopian Records

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SYSTEM BARRANQUILLA: CULTURA PICÓTERA

We touched down in Colombia's Caribbean capital to showcase its picó soundsystem culture with Huracan Turbo Laser & Skorpion Disco.

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SYSTEM CDMX: A SONIDERO SPECIAL

We touched down in Mexico City to shine a light on the city's rich soundsystem scene, handing the mic over to the sonideros keeping the culture alive.

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FINAL: THE EPICENTER OF TAIPEI’S FUTURIST SCENE

Inside FINAL, Taiwan’s most important club. Watch sets & a short film from the legends & residents that make up its experimental community.

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THẾ GIỚI: INSIDE SÀI GÒN’S QUEER REVOLUTION

A broadcast showcase & short film around Gái Nhảy & Bung Lon – two of the most explosive queer collectives accelerating Vietnamese club culture today.

Photo of set Phát Paris b2b Smoothie Boiz.

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SYSTEM MAURITIUS: OUR DEBUT ON THE ISLAND

Our debut in Mauritius presented the next instalment of SYSTEM – & a showcase of local sounds like sega, fused with shatta, dembow, dancehall & more.

SYSTEM: TECNOBREGA IN BELÉM

We debuted in the Amazonian city of Belém to showcase their native Technobrega scene, & the huge, neon-emblazoned sound systems at their heart.

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Photo of set Miss Tacacá x Leona Vingativa.

PALESTINE UNDERGROUND: INSIDE THE WEST BANK’S MUSIC SCENE

In 2018, after a year of connection and research, we documented Ramallah’s music scene through broadcasts, film & an ongoing fundraiser.

SAWT SYRIA: TRACING THE SCENE IN AND OUTSIDE OF SYRIA

It took nearly three years of research to birth this two-part broadcast and 61-minute essay film made in close collaboration with Syrian artists.

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KARACHI: THE FIRST EVER BOILER ROOM IN PAKISTAN

With this broadcast, we aimed to tackle Western stereotypes that exist about Pakistan by celebrating its DJ community & rich heritage of live music.

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SOUTHALL: PAYING HOMAGE TO LITTLE PUNJAB

Our historic multi-generational celebration of Punjabi culture spanned sound systems, bhangra, bootlegs, modified cars, fashion and community pride.

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KEBRA ETHIOPIA SOUNDSYSTEM - LIVE AND DIRECT FROM JO’BURG

An all-day reggae roots session featuring one turntable, towering speaker stacks – and men, women and children dancing under the African sky.

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Photo of set Kebra Ethiopia Sound System.

CHEEHOO!: INDIGENOUS MUSIC ACROSS THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

Our series across the Pacific celebrates indigenous music cultures, featuring a beach-side broadcast from Rarotonga & an all-Māori lineup in Aotearoa.