Sound Systems

The mobile discos at the heart of it all — the selectors and the toasters, the clashes of Duke Reid and Coxsone Dodd, and the culture that birthed reggae and echoed into hip-hop.

Part of Reggae

20 moments in this segment.

1. 1972 — Early 1970s UK skinhead club, teenagers dancing to reggae. part of the sound-system culture at the heart of Jamaican music.
2. 1972 — Early 1970s London, West Indian Dance Hall, Reggae Club, Black Britain. part of the sound-system culture at the heart of Jamaican music.
3. 1975 — 1970s London, Reggae Dance Hall, Young People Dancing, Black British Archive, 16mm. part of the sound-system culture at the heart of Jamaican music.
4. 1978 — Big Youth Dancing in Jamaica, Late 1970s | Don Letts | Premium Footage. part of the sound-system culture at the heart of Jamaican music.
5. 1980 — Official: Jack Ruby Sound System Live in Jamaica 1980. part of the sound-system culture at the heart of Jamaican music.
6. 1981 — BLACKER DREAD PRESENTS SOUND BUSiNESS 1981 DIGITALLY REMASTERED 2023. part of the sound-system culture at the heart of Jamaican music.
7. 1981 — Sound Business (1981) - Reggae Sound System Culture In The U.K.. part of the sound-system culture at the heart of Jamaican music.
8. 1984 — Volcano Hi-Power Sound System Live & Direct In Skateland Jamaica 1984 part 1. part of the sound-system culture at the heart of Jamaican music.
9. 1985 — Official Foundation Reggae: Wha Dat Sound System 🔥🎼1985. part of the sound-system culture at the heart of Jamaican music.
10. 2007-06-01 — Jamaican sound system (2007). Jamaican sound system — the mobile discos whose clashes and toasting birthed reggae.
11. 2007-06-01 — Jamaican sound system (2007)
12. 2013-06-01 — Jamaican sound system (2013)
13. 2013-06-01 — Jamaican sound system (2013)
14. 2015 — 'Champion Sound' - Documentary on the history of Reggae sound systems in Coventry, UK (2010). ) — part of the sound-system culture at the heart of Jamaican music.
15. 2018 — The history of Bradford Reggae Sound Systems : UK National Lottery-funded film documentary - 2022. part of the sound-system culture at the heart of Jamaican music.
16. 2018 — V. Rocket International: A Sound System Dynasty : The Documentary. part of the sound-system culture at the heart of Jamaican music.
17. 2019 — The History Of Sound Clash Culture. part of the sound-system culture at the heart of Jamaican music.
18. 2025 — Sound Clash - Dynamq vs. Foundation at Rebel Salute 2025. part of the sound-system culture at the heart of Jamaican music.
19. 2025 — Channel One Soundsystem live at Notting Hill Carnival 2025 Grenfell Tower Tribute 💚. 💚 — part of the sound-system culture at the heart of Jamaican music.
20. 2025 — Channel One @Nottinghill Carnival 2025….. LAST TUNES! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. ! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 — part of the sound-system culture at the heart of Jamaican music.