On 5 December 2025, Cinéma Eldorado in Dijon hosted a unique and immersive evening of film screenings celebrating the diverse world of sound system cultures from around the globe. Organized by Skanky Yard Association and Dubatriation Sound System, in collaboration with Sonic Street Technologies (SST), the event offered audiences the chance to explore five exclusive […]
We are excited to announce a unique and immersive evening of film screenings, celebrating the diverse world of sound system cultures from around the globe. Join us on December 5th, 2025, at Cinéma Eldorado in Dijon for a one-of-a-kind event showcasing five exclusive SST documentaries: Playing with Purpose: The Story of Urabá Sound System (Colombia, 33”) Rockers […]
With this first blog of 2025, the SST Goldsmiths team reflects on the achievements and challenges of the past year. Research-wise, we find ourselves in a strong position, having accomplished many objectives and successfully completed numerous tasks. This progress is largely thanks to the enthusiasm and hard work of our global team of researchers and […]
As a research project focused on popular music and culture it is our duty to reach out to the scene where this is, being it a small street dance or a massive international festival. The latter was the case when SST France team members Dr Jean-Christophe Sevin and Maria Emilia Escamilla travelled to Dub Camp festival last […]
The Reggae sound system diaspora Continuing the annual report with an account of the main research activities for the SST project in 2023, this week’s blog focuses on the reggae sound system and its technological diaspora. As a fact, whether playing dancehall, dub or revival, there are sound systems operating literally in every continent. This makes […]
Reggae sound systems can be found in the four corners of the world. Even more than the actual technological apparatus, it is the aesthetic and performative features of this Jamaican-born music machine that have had a durable and significant impact over popular and electronic music worldwide. In this blog, SST France team member Jean-Christophe Sevin […]
La culture des sound systems reggae constitue l’un des principaux domaines d’intérêt du projet de recherche Sonic Street Technologies, compte tenu de sa longue histoire et de sa diffusion mondiale. Au cours des deux dernières décennies, l’Europe est devenue l’un des continents les plus actifs en matière de sound systems reggae et dub, avec une […]
Reggae sound system culture constitutes one of the primary areas of interest for the SST research, given its longstanding history and truly global spread. In the last two decades, Europe has slowly become one of the most active continents for reggae and dub sound systems, with a new generation of practitioners putting into practice what […]
Les sound systems tekno sont une composante de ces Sonic Street Technologies qui autour du monde ont été touchées par les mesures de restriction sanitaire. De ce point de vue, si les événements musicaux en streaming proposent un autre type d’expérience non dénué d’intérêt (cf. blog de Brian D’Aquino), ils ne peuvent prétendre se substituer […]
Tekno sound systems are a part of those Sonic Street Technologies that have been most severely affected by the health restriction measures around the world. In this respect, while streaming music events are a valuable type of experience, they cannot substitute for collective and intensive sound experiences of these physical spaces of expression and sociability, […]