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(18" x 24" Giclée print available)
The sound system concept first became popular in the 1950s, in the ghettos of Kingston Jamaica. DJs would load up a truck with a generator, turntables, and huge speakers and set up street parties. In the beginning, the DJs played American rhythm and blues music, but as time progressed and more local music was created, the sound migrated to a local flavor. The promoter (the DJ) would make his profit by charging a minimal admission, and selling food and alcohol. It was not uncommon for thousands of people to be in attendance. By the mid 1950s, sound systems had eclipsed live musicians in any combination for the purpose of staging parties. By the second half of the decade, custom-built systems began to appear from the workshops of specialists such as Headley Jones, who constructed wardrobe-sized speaker cabinets known as "House[s] of Joy". It was also around this time that Jamaica's first superstar DJ and MC, Count Machuki (b. Winston Cooper) rose to prominence. As time progressed, sound systems became louder--capable of playing bass frequencies of 30,000 watts or more, with similar wattage attainable at the mid-range and high frequencies--and far more complex than their predecessors, record players with a single extension speaker. Competition between these sound systems was fierce, and eventually two DJs emerged as the stars of the scene: Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, and Duke Reid.
Video of a Jamaican Soundsystem
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNNk1r-tEEs&feature=PlayList&...
Champion Soundsytem operator David Radigon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFKnt0TeazQ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLCGt3ekJEc&feature=related
Setting up Soundsystem (King Shiloh Sound System)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7qjZJ0_ZSs
This poster is dedicated to the Jamaican dancer Bogle, Father Bogle, Mr Wacky, and all the Urban street dancers of Kingston Jamaica.
Bogle was called the "Dancehall Master" and was best known for his dancing. He had the ability to seemingly create dances without effort and his dances would become extremely popular. Creator of the Willie Bounce (named after Bogle's friend and Black Roses Crew member Willie Haggart), Wacky Dip, Urkle Dance, Sesame Street, Bogle Dance, Pelper, LOY [2], Jerry Springer, Zip It Up, Hotti Hotti Bogle, World Dance, Pop Yuh Collar, Row di Boat, Out and Bad, Sweeper, Stuckie[citation needed], and many other popular dances. He was also in Belly.
In the 1990s, Levy created the Bogle Dance, the scene's first crossover dance move. He was also a major influence on breakout artists such as Elephant Man and Beenie Man, who gave shout-outs to Levy in songs like "Row Like a Boat": "Seh Mr. Bogle have di brand new style/Come get di style, come get di style."
On January 20, 2005 Bogle was killed by gunmen in Kingston Jamaica. Bogle lives on throughout the dancehall community as Jamaica's greatest dancer of all time
Japanese Dancehall Dancers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSxjMYh-Qmo&feature=related
Jamaica PASSA PASSA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sft6JUfO8fY&feature=related
Kingston
vimeo.com/2499413 (Video by Peter Dean Rickards)
Kingstonlogic 2.0
Don Letts’ reputation has been firmly established in both the film and music world by a substantial body of work from the late 70's through the 80's, 90’s and well into the millennium. His work has been exhibited in The Kitchen N.Y.C, The Institute of Contemporary Art, The N.F.T in London and was honored at Brooklyn’s BAM festival and The Milan Film festival. In March 2003 he won a Grammy for his documentary ‘Westway To The World’.
He came to notoriety in the late 70's as the DJ that single handedly turned a whole generation of punks onto reggae. It was whilst as a d.j at the first punk club 'The Roxy' in 1977, that made his first film 'The Punk Rock Movie' w/ Sex Pistols-The Clash and many others. This led to a period directing over 300 music videos for an diverse mix of artists ranging from Public Image to Bob Marley.
He then moved into documentary work making films on the likes of Gil Scot-Heron, The Jam, Sun Ra, The Clash and George Clinton. His most recent documentary was for Sir Paul McCartney’s ‘New’ project. Feature films include the legendary Jamaican movie 1997’s ‘Danchall Queen’.
Along with his autobiography ‘Culture Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers’ released in 2007 Don was also the subject of the documentary film ‘Superstonic Sound: The Rebel Dread’ in 2010.
I shot this photograph at a open air concert in the Arènes de soustons while a raod Trip through France. (10.08.2010)
Check out the hot new smash hit Reggae/Dancehall Version of "I'm A Child Of The Most High" by Ras Kamal Imani Amen aka Kamal Imani
A hot ragga blend of Inspirational Lyrics, Dancehall, Hip Hop and Gospel Fiyyah! Available for download on the following sites:
songvault.fm/artists.htm?id=3396
www.soundclick.com/kamalsupreme
www.cdbaby.com/artist/kamalimaniamen 4/26/11
Itunes 5-1-11
The song is about unity through Dancehall music collaboration talking bout confident woman when ever they roll and the partying and enjoyment of the song. This is a straight up party club dancehall song.
This was either Danchehall cave or the Natural Bridge. Pretty srue it's Danchall but i'm not completely sure.
Maquoketa Caves state park
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