5 Years Ago
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.
Originating in Ga-Sekhukhune, Limpopo, Mapanta grew out of sacred Bapedi ceremonies into one of South Africa’s most intense DIY sound system cultures.
A grassroots platform founded in the heart of the township, Soweto Punk celebrates South Africa's underground scene and a generation of young Black ar...
Gqom came out of Durban over a decade ago, when producers channeled Zulu traditions and a long legacy of South African electronic music into a new mus...
Born from the legacy of Coupé Décalé, this dance-first genre is sweeping over dance floors across Côte d’Ivoire.
From the pulse of early Coupé-Décalé to the sounds shaping the scene right now, we teamed up with Djaouli Entertainment to tap into Abidjan's undergro...
Our latest Broadcast Lab commission comes from Zabranena Muzika, the Sofia-based collective championing the full Balkancore continuum – from Chalga mu...
We took a journey into The Deep South to meet Memphis Rap's earliest heroes, & record a rare Boiler Room session from inside one of America's olde...
Fuji music emerged in the early 1960s from Muslim Yoruba communities across Southwest Nigeria, evolving from ‘Wéré’ vocal prayer chants. Club Àlùjó bu...
In May, our next Broadcast Lab commission saw Abbas Jazza & Nyege Nyege Festival realise ‘Singeli Vibes’: a high-energy showcase of local Singeli ...
The final stop of our South Asia tour with Dialled In: Nepal. Channeling the free-spirited hill gatherings of Kathmandu's early 00s psytrance scene, B...
The third stop of our South Asia tour with Dialled In: Lahore, Pakistan. For our debut in Lahore, we showcased the city's off-grid party underground, ...
The second stop in our South Asia tour with Dialled In: Colombo, Sri Lanka. Our first time in Sri Lanka, BR's debut in Colombo took place at the city'...
In 2024, Boiler Room & Dialled In collaborated on a four-stop tour of South Asia. Our tour began in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka with an all-local s...
Last October we landed in Addis Ababa for our tenth Broadcast Lab commission, courtesy of Ethiopian Records
We touched down in Colombia's Caribbean capital to showcase its picó soundsystem culture with Huracan Turbo Laser & Skorpion Disco.
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.
Inside FINAL, Taiwan’s most important club. Watch sets & a short film from the legends & residents that make up its experimental community.
A broadcast showcase & short film around Gái Nhảy & Bung Lon – two of the most explosive queer collectives accelerating Vietnamese club cultur...
Our debut in Mauritius presented the next instalment of SYSTEM – & a showcase of local sounds like sega, fused with shatta, dembow, dancehall &...
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.
Originating in Ga-Sekhukhune, Limpopo, Mapanta grew out of sacred Bapedi ceremonies into one of South Africa’s most intense DIY sound system cultures.
A grassroots platform founded in the heart of the township, Soweto Punk celebrates South Africa's underground scene and a generation of young Black ar...
Gqom came out of Durban over a decade ago, when producers channeled Zulu traditions and a long legacy of South African electronic music into a new mus...
Born from the legacy of Coupé Décalé, this dance-first genre is sweeping over dance floors across Côte d’Ivoire.
From the pulse of early Coupé-Décalé to the sounds shaping the scene right now, we teamed up with Djaouli Entertainment to tap into Abidjan's undergro...
Our latest Broadcast Lab commission comes from Zabranena Muzika, the Sofia-based collective championing the full Balkancore continuum – from Chalga mu...
We took a journey into The Deep South to meet Memphis Rap's earliest heroes, & record a rare Boiler Room session from inside one of America's olde...
Fuji music emerged in the early 1960s from Muslim Yoruba communities across Southwest Nigeria, evolving from ‘Wéré’ vocal prayer chants. Club Àlùjó bu...
In May, our next Broadcast Lab commission saw Abbas Jazza & Nyege Nyege Festival realise ‘Singeli Vibes’: a high-energy showcase of local Singeli ...
The final stop of our South Asia tour with Dialled In: Nepal. Channeling the free-spirited hill gatherings of Kathmandu's early 00s psytrance scene, B...
The third stop of our South Asia tour with Dialled In: Lahore, Pakistan. For our debut in Lahore, we showcased the city's off-grid party underground, ...
The second stop in our South Asia tour with Dialled In: Colombo, Sri Lanka. Our first time in Sri Lanka, BR's debut in Colombo took place at the city'...
In 2024, Boiler Room & Dialled In collaborated on a four-stop tour of South Asia. Our tour began in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka with an all-local s...
Last October we landed in Addis Ababa for our tenth Broadcast Lab commission, courtesy of Ethiopian Records
We touched down in Colombia's Caribbean capital to showcase its picó soundsystem culture with Huracan Turbo Laser & Skorpion Disco.
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.
Inside FINAL, Taiwan’s most important club. Watch sets & a short film from the legends & residents that make up its experimental community.
A broadcast showcase & short film around Gái Nhảy & Bung Lon – two of the most explosive queer collectives accelerating Vietnamese club cultur...
Our debut in Mauritius presented the next instalment of SYSTEM – & a showcase of local sounds like sega, fused with shatta, dembow, dancehall &...