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La patrimonialización del picó en el Caribe colombiano

La patrimonialización de las tecnologías sonoras callejeras es una cuestión cada vez más relevante. Más allá del prestigio cultural, el reconocimiento como patrimonio es frecuentemente percibido por los y las practicantes como una herramienta estratégica para respaldar las negociaciones en curso sobre el acceso al espacio público, las restricciones horarias y para contrarrestar la estigmatización […]

  • Posted on 14 April 2025
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Heritage Recognition for the Picó in the Colombian Caribbean

The patrimonialization of sonic street technologies is an increasingly prominent issue across the Global South. Beyond questions of cultural prestige, heritage recognition is often viewed by practitioners as a strategic tool to support ongoing negotiations over access to public space, curfew regulations, and to counter the persistent stigmatization of these sonic cultures. At the same […]

  • Posted on 25 March 2025
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Una tarde de wepa en el barrio: la escena sonidera del noreste

Esta semana, el blog presenta a nuestros lectores otra escena sonidera con una rica historia en el noreste de México. Tras una publicación anterior sobre la historia sonidera de Monterrey, la bloguera invitada Daniela Hernández Ruiz nos lleva ahora a Saltillo, hogar del Sonido Radio Pirata y cuna de la cumbia wepa.Este blog también está […]

  • Posted on 25 February 2025
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La patrimonialización del picó en el Caribe colombiano

La patrimonialización de las tecnologías sonoras callejeras es una cuestión cada vez más relevante. Más allá del prestigio cultural, el reconocimiento como patrimonio es frecuentemente percibido por los y las practicantes como una herramienta estratégica para respaldar las negociaciones en curso sobre el acceso al espacio público, las restricciones horarias y para contrarrestar la estigmatización […]

  • Posted on 14 April 2025
  • by Guest Author
  • Read More

Heritage Recognition for the Picó in the Colombian Caribbean

The patrimonialization of sonic street technologies is an increasingly prominent issue across the Global South. Beyond questions of cultural prestige, heritage recognition is often viewed by practitioners as a strategic tool to support ongoing negotiations over access to public space, curfew regulations, and to counter the persistent stigmatization of these sonic cultures. At the same […]

  • Posted on 25 March 2025
  • by Guest Author
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Sonic map

Launched in September 2022, the Sonic Map aims to provide an extensive coverage of different type of sound systems operating across the globe. It focuses on the three main elements which make an SST: the sound technologies employed, the crew which operates them, and the environment in which they operate. It aims to give exposure to the diverse but equally vibrant street sonic cultures, allow comparison between different SST, foster mutual recognition and cross-fertilisation between practitioners and aficionados from different backgrounds, and provide fellow researchers and academic institutions with a glimpse of what is currently happening out on the streets.

The Sonic Map is an open-project which relies on the crucial collaboration of the SST communities involved. If you know, own or operate an SST which is not currently listed on the map, or if you notice some amendments needed in an existing entry, please contribute!

Sonic Street Technologies (SST) is a European Research Council (ERC) funded research project (2021 – 2025)

The project aims to map the distribution and history of these SST worldwide; to investigate the social, economic and cultural conditions from which they are born; and to achieve a deeper understanding of the nature of technology itself and its uses for social and economic progress.