- Sound system (DJ)
A sound system is a group of DJs and engineers contributing and working together as one, often playing and producing one particular kind of
music .Origin
The sound system concept originated in the 1950s in
Kingston, Jamaica .DJs would load up a truck with a generator, turntables, and huge speakers to set up street parties. The sound system scene is generally regarded as an important part of Jamaican cultural history and as being responsible for the rise of modern Jamaican musical styles such asska ,rocksteady ,reggae and dub. When Jamaicans emigrated to theUnited Kingdom , the sound system culture followed and became firmly rooted there in the 1970s. It is still strongly linked with those Jamaican-originatedmusic genres , and some bands or producers still call themselves sound systems, such asDub Narcotic Sound System and the On-U Sound System. WhenAsian Dub Foundation are advertised as "Asian Dub Foundation", the whole band performs, but when they announce themselves as "Asian Dub Foundation Sound System", members of the band mix and play music (by other artists, as well as their own) while one or two MCs rap over the songs. The term also has also become connected withsound reinforcement system s by DJs such as theValve Sound System .Freetekno/Free Party Sound systems
Sound system is also used to refer to a
free party sound system, also known as a rig. The equipment will be a van,loudspeakers , amplifiers, decks and cables but larger rigs might also havefog machine , lighting, projectors and anelectrical generator . A sound system collective is usually five or more people, with larger sound systems having more members. Equipment is owned by some and others are DJs,record producer s or enthusiastic ravers that help out. They will be the people who organise free parties and will be a group of friends with similar interests. Some soundsystem can be or travellers, modernNomad tribe s orNew age travellers , going from one place to another. The word sound system can be used interchangeably to describe the group of people or the equipment.Examples of a sound system are Bedlam andSpiral Tribe .ee also
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Dub music
*Free party
*Rave
*Reggae
*Rocksteady
*Ska
*Sound clash
*Sound system (Jamaican)
*Teknival External links
* [http://www.jahsonic.com/SoundSystem.html Jahsonic's History of Sound Systems]
* [http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/home_feat_nottinghillcarnival_history.asp History of Notting Hill Carnival]
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