“In their continual quest for DJ supremacy, competing Jamaican sound systems pioneered many of the cutting edge DJ and studio techniques used by today’s superstar DJs. “
“It was the Jamaican sound systems that brought us the first ever remix, provided the blueprint for underground raves, MCing, double deck DJing, heavy wattage speaker systems and encouraged the first ever DJ crews. In fact, Jamaican sound system culture layed the groundwork for Black music genres to come and now everyone in the UK Garage,
Drum & Bass/Jungle and Hip Hop scenes are wise to its pay offs.
Only one thing for it - a Sound Clash! Reggae Dancehall presenter Chris Goldfinger throws down the Sound Clash gauntlet taking us through the old and new sound system trends of Kingston Dancehalls and the stars of Montego Bay’s Reggae Sumfest, meeting legends such as King Jammy along the way.
MC Dynamite presents the UK end of the sonic duel. Spearheading the UK counteraction, dance artists Basement Jaxx, Leftfield, DJ Hype and Sticky chat about their obssesion for the big booming sets of Jamaica and their ambitions to take the sound system ethic to the next level. “
Read more about BBC 1xtra’s Jamaica Week with live music, art, djs photos and the essential tunes.
