Sound Systems
Celebrate sound system culture with Rodney P and those for whom bass is a way of life
Sound systems arrived in Britain with the first wave of Jamaican immigration in the 50s and 60s, providing a link to βhomeβ as well as the backdrop and the soundtrack to the social life of black Britain.
But as second and third generation black Britons grew up in the 70s and 80s, sound system culture was remixed as not just reggae, but soul, disco and hip hop found their way on to the sound system turntables and the bass knob was jacked up to 11.
For many, sound systems are a way of life, a heritage and a culture and in this film sound boys old and young, male and female, celebrate the extraordinary story of the sound systems β an analogue force still going strong in a digital age of downloads and live streaming.
Clip
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Let the battle begin
Duration: 01:20
Music Played
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Young Warrior
War in Kenya
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Burning Spear
Marcus Garvey
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Dillinger
Five Man Army
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Wayne Smith
Under Me Sleng Teng
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Augustus Pablo
King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
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Dave & Ansel Collins
Double Barrel
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Junior Reid
One Blood
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Cutty Ranks
Limb by Limb
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Devon Irons
Vampire
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Misty in Roots
True Rasta Man
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Bob Marley
Crazy Baldhead
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Dennis Brown
V Rocket Dub
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Yellowman
Zungguzungguguzungguzeng
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Nas & Damian βJr. Gongβ Marley
As We Enter
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Buju Banton
Champion
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Mavado
Amazing Grace
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Tenor Saw
Ring the Alarm
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Young Warrior
10 Steps to Africa
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Vanessa Van-Yeboah |
Director | Vanessa Van-Yeboah |
Associate Producer | Louis Melvin |
Narrator | Rodney P |
Carnival rhythm
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