BOILER ROOM X BALLANTINE’S TRUE MUSIC STUDIOS RETURNS TO SOUTH AFRICA, TO THE BIRTHPLACE OF AMAPIANO WITH LOCAL ICON, NJELIC
Broadcasting local sounds and ideas from around the world. Moving music culture forward together Ballantine’s Scotch whisky and long-term partner Boiler Room continue their pledge to create a safer and more inclusive music culture through their global event series, True Music Studios which will be returning to South Africa making its debut in the township Soweto, known as the birthplace of the popular rising genre, Amapiano. Boiler Room x Ballantine’s True Music Studios champions diversity and inclusivity in music through a series of events that bring together communities to showcase and celebrate local sounds, scenes and cultures. Following on from True Music Studios in Johannesburg last year which celebrated the sounds of Amapiano in collaboration with music pioneer, DJ and hitmaker, DBN Gogo; Boiler Room x Ballantine’s True Music Studios is heading to the historic township of Soweto, home to both Amapiano and underground icon Njelic from the 15 th -18 th February. Soweto born