The Boîte

Creating opportunities for culturally diverse music to contribute to a richer, more inclusive Australia since 1979.

The Boîte is Victoria’s iconic multicultural music organisation. Founded in 1979, it supports excellent artists from diverse cultural communities, promotes cultural understanding through the dynamic presentation of unique cultural experiences, and nurtures creativity, collaboration, access to and active participation in the arts.

With a prolific program of festivals, events, radio programs, music releases and publications, The Boîte have presented and promoted hundreds of excellent musicians born in over 100 different countries at over 5,000 events before audiences exceeding 800,000 and just as diverse.