61 years ago, a man named Duke Vin stowed away on a boat from Kingston to London. In Jamaica, he’d been a selector, spinning records on a prominent reggae sound system—a truck loaded with a generator, ...

After over a year of delays, Freight Brixton finally opened last night and treated Brixton to a free set from the mighty Channel One Sound System.

Channel One Sound System out of the United Kingdom will be playing this weekend in Pittsburgh, and all proceeds from the show will be donated to charity. Featuring selector Mikey Dread and MC Ras ...

Ever since Duke Vin introduced Britain to the first homegrown sound system in 1955, sound system culture has played an integral part in British music. From dub and dancehall to trip-hop, jungle and ...

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