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SSO#11: Sound System Cultures Worldwide Schedule 

Posted on 30 October 2025

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