61 years ago, a man named Duke Vin stowed away on a boat from Kingston to London. In Jamaica, he’d been a selector, spinning records on a prominent reggae sound system—a truck loaded with a generator, ...
A reggae sound system event is set to take place to raise funds for people still affected by Hurricane Melissa. The category ...
As part of our Sell Off series, discover the tiny UK town that was home to a thriving sound system scene in the post-war years. Today the UK's Notting Hill Carnival will be winding its way through the ...
Tells the amazing story of how one of the UKs legendary reggae sound systems was transformed from a 50watt component system into a powerhouse Starring Paul Hall Reuben Hall Valerie Robinson Director ...
Jamaica’s sound systems were the forebears for modern day DJ and hip-hop culture. Sound engineers like King Tubby and Lee “Scratch” Perry came onto the scene and pioneered a new genre known as dub.
Reggae sound systems King Shine Sound and Twin Star International will rest their reputations on the line when they lock horns in the first international sound clash in Bermuda in nearly two decades ...
Sergio Ortiz is a soft-spoken teacher in San Antonio College’s music business program. But as the reggae artist Sgt. Remo, he makes some serious noise with a wall of speakers that looks like ...
MUSICALLY MAD takes you into the hearts and heads of the singers and soundmen, the backbone of the UK roots reggae sound systems. With them they bring the deepest bass and the highest chants, ...