The sound system culture

The sound system culture has emerged in Jamaica in the ghettos of Kingston (Jamaica) in the late 1940s Born exclusion of poor and black population without access to theaters and clubs (monopolized by white and mestizo rich)...

The concept of "sound system"

The concept of "sound system" first became popular in the 1950s in the ghettos of Kingston. DJs were loading a truck with a generator, turntables and speakers and installing a street party (street party). At first, the DJ played the American R & B but progressively, the Jamaican musical production raps began to expand and sounds took typical local sounds...