The Casio Casiotone MT40 was released in 1981. Four years later it would change reggae music forever. Looking at the Casio Casiotone MT40, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was an unremarkable ...

In 1973, the Notting Hill Carnival invited reggae sound systems to take part in its annual street party. For many in England, it was their first encounter with these custom-made set-ups, which ...

It was punk's "summer of hate", 1977, and the required pose was a sneer, a leather jacket and something hacked about – a spiky haircut, a ripped T-shirt, a sawn-off school tie. And, of course, no ...

Sound systems belonging to dub reggae pioneers such as King Tubby are part of the Hometown HiFi Exhibition at Sonos Studio in Los Angeles, an installation designed to pay homage to communal listening.

Sound System Culture will be the toast of The Reggae Studies Unit of University of the West Indies upcoming 8th Global Reggae Conference, which is to be held during Reggae Month, February 2024, under ...

It originated on a small Carribean island and grew to become a global phenomenon recognised as a cultural institution by UNESCO, the story of reggae's success is closely entwined with the history of ...