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Linett Kamala surrounded by several participants in the sound system futures campaign
News
Campaign launched to promote women in sound system culture

Notting Hill Carnival pioneer Linett Kamala has launched a new mentorship programme supporting women in sound system culture. 


The Original Sounds Collective, in collaboration with...

Jah Shaka
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Jah Shaka, dub and sound system culture pioneer, has died

Jah Shaka, the legendary dub and sound system culture pioneer, has died.


While no official statement has been made as yet, friends, fans and peers...

UK sound system culture’s past, present and future to be explored at Goldsmiths event
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UK sound system culture’s past, present and future to be explored at Goldsmiths event

The past, present and future of UK sound system culture is the subject of an upcoming event at Goldsmiths. 


Sound System Outernational, an initiative...

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Features
A history of UK sound system culture

Sound systems have driven the development of music in the UK, powered by hard work, passion and innovation. But preserving UK sound system culture, its knowledge and history, while also pushing it forward, is no easy task today. Ria Hylton traces its path through ska and reggae at blues dances in West Indian households, to soul, boogie, hip-hop and house in ’80s warehouses and at the Notting Hill Carnival, to nationwide tours and global popularity, and finds out how initiatives like the Sound System Futures Programme are seeking to secure its future 

It’s the Thursday before Notting Hill Carnival and Linett Kamala, board director of Europe’s biggest street party, is weaving through the streets of Kilburn. Her...