For our latest return to Bengaluru, it was a fast and wild bass & breaks showcase featuring international and local jewels; Benkii, Kampai and SICARIA.

Kampai | Boiler Room: Bengaluru

In May, our next Broadcast Lab commission saw Abbas Jazza & Nyege Nyege Festival realise ‘Singeli Vibes’: a high-energy showcase of local Singeli artists in Dar es Salaam, the genre’s birthplace.

For the uninitiated, Singeli is an electrifying African dance music from Tanzania, reaching speeds of up to 300bpm. Born in the bustling neighbourhoods of Dar, it has become more than just a sound — it’s a movement.

DJ Mushizo, K zungu, Bamba Pana & Makaveli | Boiler Room Dar Es Salaam: Singeli Vibes

Last month, we hit up Brooklyn with MAC to present a club, R&B and rap crossover.

Las Flaquitas | Boiler Room x MAC: New York

Goldie Harris | Boiler Room x MAC: New York

Last month, we landed in Buenos Aires for a weekend showcase of two of the city’s most vibrant music collectives:

★ HiedraH's Club de Baile, with incoming sets from Genosidra and Tayhana.
✩ La Plata’s 999, with an incoming set from Valentina Spirito that traverses the harder corners of electronic music at deseo.

Tayhana | Boiler Room: Buenos Aires

Since his BR debut in 2019, Galway’s hardest hitter has been on an undeniable winning streak. This summer, we invited KETTAMA to play an intimate London show.

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KETTAMA | Boiler Room London: KETTAMA

A rising star that's been turning heads at an ever-increasing pace, the You&Me Records chief and Hide&Seek Festival co-founder, Josh Baker, joined us in London for his highly anticipated BR debut along with Elliot Schooling & Liam Palmer and Isaac Carter

Isaac Carter | Boiler Room: London

Here it is: Boiler Room's 2025 showcase from Tokyo – feat. Nene, ryota, KOLLIN, Big Animal Theory, play in stereo.

Presented by Budweiser.

Big Animal Theory | Boiler Rooom: Tokyo

Osaka! After a two-year hiatus, we finally returned to the city, capturing all its sounds—from techno to rap.

Yuvie | Boiler Room: Osaka

Take a peek at Loca Polka’s New Single “Surrender”

Loca Polka, a Magelang pop band formed in 2017 is finnaly releasing their new single “Surrender”.

Nuri Hapsari (Vocal/bass), Mikael Yudi Priamuda (Guitar), Ginanjar Wahyu Aji (Drum), Christian Agung (Guitar) are trying to combine their personal anxiety for always being underestimated, through the best way they can gather it.

“Surrender” is representing that “I don’t give a fuck.” Feeling for all the absurdity for being clowned and underestimated. “There is nothing right and wrong, just let it go, surrender.” Is all they are trying to say.

The releasing of “surrender” is a warm up move for their EP debut released some time soon at the end of this year.

With the animated video lyrics illustrated and edited by the local young artist
Ozie Putra, “Surrender is now available on Spotify, iTunes, Dezzer, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, and YouTube. Enjoy and see you at the gigs!

Surrender

Post-heartbreak period are a good time to have fun and make some records. Loca Polka a Pop Quartet from Magelang, Central Java consists of Nuri Hapsari, Mikael Yudi Priamuda, Christian Agung, and Ginanjar Wahyu Aji. Formed in 2017 with innocent guts they’re trying to make a song based on their personal experiences.

Surrender

Loca Polka

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