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Reggae Dancehall Sound Systems Short Bios
Sound systems are a part of Dancehall fashion in Jamaica and it's a way for the people to hear Reggae music and for the top artist also sometimes represent. With so many sounds starting out in Jamaica and elsewhere we are here to shed light on just a few to help you learn a bit more about them and have the chance to hear them as well.
Set for you is a list of a few known sound systems from both the 70's to 90's to see where some of your favorites got there start!
African Star Sound System was originally founded in Canada by Stewart Brown and then moved to the island of Jamaica to stay in 1986. Capleton, who is now an international Dancehall Reggae star got his start on the sound back around 1989. Along with the sound, Stewart also formed African Star record label. Nuff singles were released by Capleton on the label as well as artist like Terry Ganzie, the late Pan Head, Don Yute, the late Dirtsman, Michael Rose and a whole amass of others.
Ambassada hails from Wembley London and played during the 1980's. They were not a huge sound system but still played out dances. DJ's acting on that sound were Winston Irie, Bullet Dread, and other locals from the area
Arrows HiFi was a good sound outta Dunkirk. It was a family thing with its owners of the sound begin Ivan & Phillip Linton (brothers). Through out the 1970's some of the artist to call Arrows home were Sinbad, Crutches & the singjay style of Puddy Roots. Moving to the 1980's the sound then transported Cutty Ranks, Liberty, Shaka Shamba, ZuZu, Chicken Chest, & Mellow Ranks.
I'm sure there are stacks more sounds from this era that we can notice here but at that time not all were as known as the ones above. Good to know that sound systems are still performing and clashing everyday some where in the world blasting Dancehall Reggae music to the max!
About the Author
Sound systens are a major focus point in getting the Dancehall Reggae to the massive. The top Dancehall sound system website today is
DJ14K's Tapes R Us
They have well over 3,000 diffrent sound clashes and diffrent sound systems from 1974 to present!
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