What does the future hold for sonic street technologies scenes? While we don’t know the answer to this, we do know the intergenerational transmission of the culture is an issue for many scenes around the world. We also know that one of the project’s briefs is to try to find out. Hence the need to […]
Scoping out existing research and documentation on sonic street technologies is an essential starting point for any further investigation. For this reason, SST has committed to publishing annotated bibliographies on the various sound system scenes across the globe. These bibliographies are meticulously compiled by local researchers and include not only academic publications but also films, […]
One distinctive feature of Colombian picó culture is its strong visual identity. A previous blog provided insights into poster-making techniques and the various trends associated with the Caribbean cities that serve as strongholds of this culture. In this week’s blog, researcher Manuel Nieves delves into the art of painting sound systems, explaining the cultural significance […]
What does the future hold for sonic street technologies scenes? While we don’t know the answer to this, we do know the intergenerational transmission of the culture is an issue for many scenes around the world. We also know that one of the project’s briefs is to try to find out. Hence the need to […]
On Sunday, September the 15th, some of the SST research films were screened at the 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, UK. The event was organised by Let’s Go Yorkshire in collaboration with Sonic Street Technologies and with support from Zion Inna-Vision sound system. SST long-standing collaborator Gopal Dutta reports on this inspiring […]
