The insurgent sonic practices of sound systems and other sonic street technologies not only provide entertainment for local and marginalised communities, but actively reconfigure the urban space, reflecting and reshaping shifting identities and emerging spaces of sonic possibility. In anticipation of his forthcoming book chapter in the Mobile Music Machines edited series, this blog by […]
We are pleased to host on the blog the fifth and final instalment of Musical Youth: Young People in Reggae, a series by Becca Leathlean (see the latest entry). The contributions published so far have explored the longstanding impact of reggae music on the British cultural landscape, with a particular focus on the practices, aspirations, […]
For 2026 we are planning further the research, events and screening. And we are always ready to respond to invitations to take SSO to new audiences. For our first outing we are working with Lin Kam Art sound system at the illustrious British Academy, London for their Age of the Self Late that opens their session on 12th February. Sound System Outernational in session with LIN KAM ART sound system Step inside a specially curated listening space for a live DJ […]
For 2026 we are planning further the research, events and screening. And we are always ready to respond to invitations to take SSO to new audiences. For our first outing we are working with Lin Kam Art sound system at the illustrious British Academy, London for their Age of the Self Late that opens their session on 12th February. Sound System Outernational in session with LIN KAM ART sound system Step inside a specially curated listening space for a live DJ […]
As usual, we begin the new year of blogging with some broader considerations regarding the direction, achievements, and challenges of the SST research project, alongside some of the highlights of the previous year. The difference this time is that 2025 marked the final year of SST in full operation, as the project reached the end of […]
