Blog Archive

SSO in session with Lin Kam Art sound system 

Posted on 19 January 2026

SST Final Year Report for 2025

Posted on 14 January 2026

Dijon Screening Event Report

Posted on 17 December 2025
Author: Brian D'Aquino

West Bengali Soundcheck Culture: Interview with Rahul Rana

Posted on 11 December 2025
Guest Authors: Aadita Chaudhury, Y7

Sound System Cultures Worldwide in Dijon, France

Posted on 2 December 2025
Author: SST Team

Reflections on SSO#11 – Sound System Cultures Worldwide

Posted on 18 November 2025
Guest Author: David Katz

SSO#11: Sound System Cultures Worldwide Schedule 

Posted on 30 October 2025
Author: SST Team

Introducing Reggae Sound System History in Sydney 

Posted on 13 October 2025
Guest Author: Moses Iten

Picó turbos en Pasacaballos: gestión social y valor cultural

Posted on 8 October 2025
Guest Author: Jorge Enrique Giraldo Barbosa

Social Work and Turbo Picós in Pasacaballos, Colombia

Posted on 24 September 2025
Guest Author: Jorge Enrique Giraldo Barbosa

Remembering June Reid

Posted on 18 September 2025
Author: SST Team

Announcing SSO#11: Sound System Cultures Worldwide

Posted on 10 September 2025
Author: SST Team

Los Super Picós de Cartagena

Posted on 17 July 2025
Guest Author: Jorge Enrique Giraldo Barbosa

The Super-Picós of Cartagena

Posted on 16 July 2025
Guest Author: Jorge Enrique Giraldo Barbosa

Musical Youth pt. 4: Young Sound Systems

Posted on 25 June 2025
Guest Author: Becca Leathlean

‘Feel The Sound’ Exhibition Review

Posted on 18 June 2025
Guest Author: David Katz

KNOCK EM DOWN SOUND SYSTEM WORKSHOPS

Posted on 14 May 2025
Guest Author: Andrew Belletty

Tubby and The Matador (Book Extract)

Posted on 5 May 2025
Guest Author: Rich Lowe

Patrimonialización del picó en el Caribe colombiano

Posted on 14 April 2025
Guest Author: Jorge Enrique Giraldo Barbosa

Heritage Recognition for the Picó in the Colombian Caribbean

Posted on 25 March 2025
Guest Author: Jorge Enrique Giraldo Barbosa

Una tarde de wepa en el barrio: la escena sonidera del noreste

Posted on 25 February 2025
Guest Author: Daniela Hernández Ruiz

A Wepa Afternoon in the Barrio: The Sonidera Scene in Northeast Mexico

Posted on 17 February 2025
Guest Author: Daniela Hernández Ruiz

Documenting Sound Systems in Melbourne: Behind the Lens of Francesco Vicenzi

Posted on 3 February 2025
Guest Author: Moses Iten

El éxodo, la resistencia y la detención del tiempo: Sonido Murillo, Monterrey

Posted on 24 January 2025
Guest Author: Yasodari Sánchez Zavala

SST Annual Report for 2024 

Posted on 14 January 2025
Author: SST Team

Explorando a Pesquisa sobre Aparelhagem

Posted on 16 December 2024
Guest Authors: Maria Luiza de Barros, Natalia Figueredo

Exodus, Resistance, and the Stoppage of Time: Sonido Murillo, Monterrey

Posted on 4 December 2024
Guest Author: Yasodari Sánchez Zavala

Musical Youth Pt. 3: Young Selectors at Lion Vibes

Posted on 14 November 2024
Guest Author: Becca Leathlean

Gathering an Archive of Sound Systems in Canada

Posted on 7 November 2024
Guest Authors: Betel Tesfamariam, Kavone Manning

Futuring a Century of Sound

Posted on 31 October 2024
Guest Authors: Clare Cooper, Natalia Gulbransen-Diaz

Scoping Out Aparelhagem Research

Posted on 22 October 2024
Guest Authors: Maria Luiza de Barros, Natalia Figueredo

Colombian Picó Graphics Vol. 2  

Posted on 11 October 2024
Guest Author: Manuel Nieves

SSC Mini Festival Report

Posted on 2 October 2024
Guest Author: Gopal Dutta

Ecosophy of Sound Systems in Brussells

Posted on 23 September 2024
Guest Author: Jean-Christophe Sevin

Colombian Picó Graphics Vol. 1

Posted on 13 September 2024
Guest Author: Manuel Nieves

Event Preview: Sounds of Huddersfield

Posted on 4 September 2024

Sonic Standardisation

Posted on 19 July 2024
Guest Author: Tom Hagan

Researching with Purpose in Urabá, Colombia pt.3

Posted on 4 July 2024
Author: Brian D'Aquino

Investigando con proposito en Urabá, Colombia 2

Posted on 27 June 2024
Author: Brian D'Aquino

Researching with Purpose in Urabá, Colombia Pt. 2

Posted on 18 June 2024
Author: Brian D'Aquino

Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of UK Black Music

Posted on 11 June 2024
Guest Author: Giovanni Mugnaini

Investigando con proposito en Urabá, Colombia 1

Posted on 5 June 2024
Author: Brian D'Aquino

Researching with Purpose in Urabá, Colombia Pt. 1

Posted on 30 May 2024
Author: Brian D'Aquino

Elevating the Culture of Lover’s Rock

Posted on 23 May 2024
Guest Author: Yassmin V Foster

Sound system in CDMX. From Concept to Practice

Posted on 10 May 2024
Guest Author: Linette Rivera

Funk: um grito de ousadia e liberdade

Posted on 29 April 2024
Guest Author: Leonardo Vidigal

Brazilian Funk: A Cry of Boldness and Freedom

Posted on 25 April 2024
Guest Author: Leonardo Vidigal

Musical Youth Pt. 2: A Struggles Music

Posted on 9 April 2024
Guest Author: Becca Leathlean

Afro-Caribbean-Brazilian fundamentals for a technology of the body

Posted on 3 April 2024
Guest Author: Marcus Ramusyo Brasil

Sound System Event and Workshop in Darwin, Australia

Posted on 26 March 2024
Guest Author: Andrew Belletty

3 Perspectives on Dub Camp 2023 

Posted on 20 March 2024
Guest Authors: Brian D'Aquino, Jean-Christophe Sevin, Maria Emilia Escamilla Eguiluz

SST Global Gathering and Film Screenings 

Posted on 13 March 2024
Author: SST Team

Feeling the Sound: The 8th Global Reggae Conference in Kingston, JA

Posted on 4 March 2024
Guest Author: Giovanni Mugnaini

Global Reggae Conference Programme

Posted on 15 February 2024
Author: SST Team

SSO#10 Frames and Frequencies

Posted on 8 February 2024

Sound System Cultures Worldwide Pt.2

Posted on 24 January 2024
Author: SST Team

Sound System Cultures Worldwide Pt.1

Posted on 16 January 2024
Author: SST Team

SST & Sonic Map Presentation in Mexico City

Posted on 19 December 2023

Puebla-York: memorias de una diáspora sonora

Posted on 13 December 2023
Guest Author: César Rebolledo González

Puebla-York: Memories of a Sonic Diaspora

Posted on 13 December 2023
Guest Author: César Rebolledo González

Sound System Event and discussion in Brussels

Posted on 28 November 2023
Author: SST Team

SST and SSO at the 8th Global Reggae Conference, 2024

Posted on 16 November 2023
Author: SST Team

SST Resources: Radiolas in Maranhão, Brazil

Posted on 6 November 2023
Author: SST Team

Jah Shaka Memorial Event

Posted on 19 October 2023
Author: SST Team

The struggle for spaces to play

Posted on 3 October 2023
Author: SST Team

Mighty Crown’s last visit to Canada?

Posted on 27 September 2023
Guest Author: Mark V. Campbell

SST ON PERFORMANCE MATTERS JOURNAL

Posted on 22 September 2023
Author: SST Team

BIBLIOGRAFÍA PICOTERA EN COLOMBIA: Un acercamiento al estado del arte (II)

Posted on 15 September 2023
Guest Authors: Edgar Benítez, JJ Carbonell

SST COLOMBIA RESOURCES: AN APPROACH TO THE STATE OF THE ART PT.2

Posted on 15 September 2023
Guest Authors: Edgar Benítez, JJ Carbonell

BIBLIOGRAFÍA PICOTERA EN COLOMBIA: UN ACERCAMIENTO AL ESTADO DEL ARTE (I)

Posted on 7 September 2023
Guest Authors: Edgar Benítez, JJ Carbonell

SST COLOMBIA RESOURCES: AN APPROACH TO THE STATE OF THE ART PT.1  

Posted on 7 September 2023
Guest Authors: Edgar Benítez, JJ Carbonell

Notes on the Nuits Sonores festival in Lyon

Posted on 11 July 2023
Guest Author: Jean-Christophe Sevin

Musical Youth: Young People in Reggae pt.1

Posted on 30 June 2023
Guest Author: Becca Leathlean

Black Music in Britain in the 21st Century

Posted on 22 June 2023
Guest Author: Monique Charles

Colombia Fieldnotes pt.2

Posted on 9 June 2023
Author: Brian D'Aquino

The Soundscape of Manila’s Jeepneys

Posted on 31 May 2023

SST Colombia Fieldnotes pt.1 

Posted on 23 May 2023
Author: Brian D'Aquino

SSO#9: Screening and Dancing at Goldsmiths

Posted on 9 May 2023
Author: SST Team

Introducing the SST Video Archive

Posted on 3 May 2023
Guest Author: Siufan Adey

Announcing SSO#9: Premiere of ‘UK Generation 2 Generation’ Film

Posted on 27 April 2023
Author: SST Team

Sketching and Skanking

Posted on 20 April 2023
Author: Julian Henriques

SST Tribute to the Late Great Jah Shaka

Posted on 13 April 2023
Author: SST Team

SST in Costa Rica: Discomoviles and Sound Systems

Posted on 6 April 2023
Guest Author: David Katz

Rewind/Forward Exhibition in Toronto, Canada

Posted on 30 March 2023
Guest Author: Alanna Stuart

Dub Camp : un festival indépendant dédié à la culture des sound systems

Posted on 20 March 2023
Guest Author: Jean-Christophe Sevin

Dub Camp: an independent festival for reggae sound system culture 

Posted on 10 March 2023
Guest Author: Jean-Christophe Sevin

“Yo No Soy Guapo”: una película que te hace bailar

Posted on 1 March 2023
Guest Authors: Leonardo Vidigal, Moses Iten

“Yo No Soy Guapo”: A Film that Makes You Dance

Posted on 16 February 2023
Guest Authors: Leonardo Vidigal, Moses Iten

Skating in Sonic Space 

Posted on 9 February 2023
Guest Author: Thomas Zacharias

Sonando con propósito en el distrito portuario de Turbo

Posted on 1 February 2023
Guest Author: Miladis Córdoba Rivas

Bringing Technology to Life [Part Two]

Posted on 26 January 2023
Author: SST Team

Bringing Technology to Life [Part One]

Posted on 19 January 2023
Author: SST Team

SST under the volcano: presenting at 4S

Posted on 11 January 2023
Guest Author: Maria Emilia Escamilla Eguiluz

Las SST bajo el volcán: la presentación en 4s

Posted on 19 December 2022
Guest Author: Maria Emilia Escamilla Eguiluz

SST at the 4S Conference in Cholula, Mexico

Posted on 11 December 2022
Author: Aadita Chaudhury

Playing with Purpose in the Port District of Turbo

Posted on 1 December 2022
Guest Author: Miladis Córdoba Rivas

A Tecnologia Musical da Amazônia Urbana

Posted on 24 November 2022
Guest Author: Natalia Figueredo

The Music Technology of Urban Amazonia

Posted on 16 November 2022
Guest Author: Natalia Figueredo

Vibrations between Generations: SSO #8

Posted on 10 November 2022
Guest Author: Marcus Ramusyo Brazil

Heavy Congress: Convergence of Sound System Tribes 

Posted on 2 November 2022
Guest Author: Moses Iten

Music Scenes and the SST Archive

Posted on 26 October 2022
Author: Aadita Chaudhury

Announcing SSO#8: UK Sound System Reasoning Day

Posted on 19 October 2022
Author: SST Team

SST Video Archivist Commission 

Posted on 11 October 2022

‘Rockers Sound Station: Tales of the Kingston Dub Club’ Debut Screenings 

Posted on 6 October 2022
Guest Author: David Katz

SST in the world of podcasts

Posted on 28 September 2022
Author: Aadita Chaudhury

Book and exhibition review: Super Perry by Dennis Morris

Posted on 21 September 2022
Guest Author: David Katz

Sistemas de sonido en el centro de Mexico

Posted on 14 September 2022
Guest Author: Mirjam Wirz

Sonidos: Sound Systems in Central Mexico

Posted on 14 September 2022
Guest Author: Mirjam Wirz

Resonating Partners

Posted on 27 July 2022
Author: Aadita Chaudhury

Alchemy Allstars at People’s Day

Posted on 20 July 2022
Author: Natalie Hyacinth

Townships Sounds: The Struggle for Survival

Posted on 12 July 2022
Guest Authors: Delwyn Verasamy, Ethel Laka

Huddersfield: The Making of the SST Case Study

Posted on 6 July 2022
Guest Author: Gopal Dutta

Mapping SST: Classifying Brazilian Funk

Posted on 29 June 2022
Guest Authors: Brian D'Aquino, Liv Sovik

Latent Variables Vol.2, il nuovo EP di Hylu Unit 137

Posted on 24 June 2022
Guest Authors: Elena Gilli, Pietro Zambrin

Hylu, Unit 137 EP release: Latent Variables Vol. 2

Posted on 24 June 2022
Guest Authors: Elena Gilli, Pietro Zambrin

Thanks for our late research project manager Charlotte

Posted on 14 June 2022
Author: SST Team

Research Manager wanted for the SST team 

Posted on 7 June 2022
Author: SST Team

Lewisham Sound System Trail, May 2022

Posted on 1 June 2022
Author: SST Team

El Picó. In Search of One’s Own Sound

Posted on 25 May 2022
Guest Authors: Adriana Alexandra Ayala Bejarano, José Camilo Ríos Alarcón

Sound Systems and Ecosystems 

Posted on 19 May 2022
Author: Aadita Chaudhury

Exploring Research Relationships

Posted on 11 May 2022
Author: Natalie Hyacinth

Policing Sounds in Tepito. A sound walk in Mexico City pt.3

Posted on 5 May 2022
Guest Author: Linette Rivera

Copyrights and copywrongs in Jamaican music

Posted on 27 April 2022
Author: SST Team

‘Sound in’ Lewisham’ Sound System Masterclass, April 2022

Posted on 22 April 2022
Author: Natalie Hyacinth

Jack Sowah’s Dancehall Archive

Posted on 12 April 2022
Guest Authors: Ashly Cork, Dennis Howard, Sonjah Stanley Niaah

First Monkey Sound System Dance

Posted on 5 April 2022
Guest Author: Dakta Dub

Research Fun at Goldsmiths

Posted on 31 March 2022
Author: Aadita Chaudhury

Jamaican Sound System Professionals Reasoning Session

Posted on 23 March 2022
Author: Brian D'Aquino

Dance A Yard Before You Dance Abroad

Posted on 15 March 2022
Guest Author: Thali Lotus

Bringing Social Media to Sound System Life 

Posted on 7 March 2022
Author: Aadita Chaudhury

Report on the 7th Global Reggae Conference

Posted on 2 March 2022
Guest Author: David Katz

How Jamaica’s Sound System Industry Organised Itself

Posted on 22 February 2022
Guest Authors: Ashly Cork, Dennis Howard, Sonjah Stanley Niaah

56 Aniversario de La Merced. Paseo Sonoro en CDMX pt.2

Posted on 16 February 2022
Guest Author: Linette Rivera

56th Anniversary of La Merced. A Soundwalk in Mexico City pt.2

Posted on 16 February 2022
Guest Author: Linette Rivera

Jamaica is Where Sound Systems Begin: Enter Hedley Jones

Posted on 9 February 2022
Guest Authors: Ashly Cork, Dennis Howard, Sonjah Stanley Niaah

The Sonic Logos [SST Research 4.0]

Posted on 2 February 2022
Author: Julian Henriques

Mapeando a Cultura do Sound System Brasileiro

Posted on 26 January 2022
Author: SST Team

Mapping the Brazilian Sound System Culture

Posted on 26 January 2022
Author: SST Team

‘Punishment park’: notes sur le Teknival ‘des musiques interdites’

Posted on 19 January 2022
Guest Author: Jean-Christophe Sevin

‘Punishment park’: Notes on the Teknival ‘des musiques interdites’

Posted on 19 January 2022
Guest Author: Jean-Christophe Sevin

Reflections on SST’s First Researchers’ Community Meeting

Posted on 12 January 2022
Author: Aadita Chaudhury

Birth of a New Sonic Body in Hyderabad, India

Posted on 6 January 2022
Guest Author: Roy Dipankar

Reflections on ‘In A Vanguard Style: A Documentary on Iration Steppas’

Posted on 14 December 2021
Guest Author: David Katz

SST Research Project 1st Year Report, 2021

Posted on 8 December 2021
Author: SST Team

Una tarde en el tibiri. Paseo sonoro en CDMX pt.1

Posted on 1 December 2021
Guest Author: Linette Rivera

An Afternoon at the Tibiri. A Soundwalk in Mexico City

Posted on 1 December 2021
Guest Author: Linette Rivera

Listening to Distant Drums. Interview with Steve Vibronics

Posted on 23 November 2021
Author: Brian D'Aquino

The UWI’s Upcoming Global Reggae Conference and its History

Posted on 16 November 2021
Guest Author: Sonjah Stanley Niaah

Archiving the Culture. Interview with SoundMag

Posted on 9 November 2021
Author: SST Team

Black Knowledge [SST Research 3.0]

Posted on 2 November 2021
Author: Julian Henriques

Introduction to Sound System Culture in Melbourne

Posted on 25 October 2021
Guest Author: Moses Iten

Urabá Sound System: Playing with Purpose

Posted on 19 October 2021
Guest Authors: Manuela Uribe, Ricardo Vega

Urabá sound system. Sonando con propósito (Español)

Posted on 19 October 2021
Guest Authors: Manuela Uribe, Ricardo Vega

Sounds in the City: Street Technology and Public Space

Posted on 11 October 2021
Author: SST Team

Street Systems and Knowledge Systems [SST Research 2.0]

Posted on 4 October 2021
Author: Julian Henriques

SST Visual Cultures. Trends Observed Thus Far

Posted on 27 September 2021
Author: Aadita Chaudhury

The Visual Culture of SST on Social Media

Posted on 20 September 2021
Author: Aadita Chaudhury

Lost in Transition. When Sonic Street Technlogies Go Digital

Posted on 14 September 2021
Author: Brian D'Aquino

Black Knowledge and Street Technology [SST Research 1.0]

Posted on 6 September 2021
Author: Julian Henriques

Gabre Selassie at Sound System Outernational #7

Posted on 11 July 2021
Author: David Katz

Spotlight on Carolyn Cooper, Keynote Speaker at SSO#7

Posted on 10 July 2021
Author: SST Team

Announcing SSO#7: Sound Systems at the Crossroads

Posted on 8 July 2021
Author: SST Team