Notting Hill Carnival: Sound Systems

Sound systems arrived in Britain with the first wave of Jamaican immigration in the 50s and 60s, providing a link to “home” as well as the backdrop and the soundtrack to the social life of black Britain.
But as second and third generation black Britons grew up in the 70s and 80s, sound system culture was remixed as not just reggae, but soul, disco and hip hop found their way on to the sound system turntables and the bass knob was jacked up to 11.
For many, sound systems are a way of life, a heritage and a culture and in this film sound boys old and young, male and female, celebrate the extraordinary story of the sound systems - an analogue force still going strong in a digital age of downloads and live streaming.

[@skapunkoialternativeliving6522]

Well well nice my friends this makes me proud to be a black English man I live in America now by go to England every year never forget my roots I'm English and proud love it love it to the Bone my friends love it

[@madedigital]

My dad had a sound system in the 70s we lived in brixton on the line, his sound is in a rum bar in clarendon now, i never forget the size of the boxes with red gold and green lights, my uncle too had a sound in Luton, also my cuz runs one out of Peckham...I liked coxone, but i knew loads of sounds in brixton.8.55 culture Mark and bobby walker next to him.

[@skapunkoialternativeliving6522]

The best sound systems is it in England even to this day 2018 in America the sound systems come to die they using cheap liquor boxes and computer machines now in England they still use big boxes the way supposed to be I'm proud to be English I'm black English and proud of it I love it love the sound system. Shaka all them big sound still playing today

[@paulgraystone4919]

Big respect. . . U taught this (white) guy, black roots an culture , back in the 80s (sound phylosophy) notting hill) an woke me up

[@jimmybalantyne1034]

Jah! Jah! Sir Sufferer!

[@abbishokyabo3310]

Big up di pikni dem Jah love

[@cecilianunes80]

great

[@BROOKLYNBEAST718]

What happened to saxon soundsystem?

[@Man-go6ri]

Saxon firing at carnival 18.

[@NextSound170]

They dont do interviews as the sound is the message

[@omalone1169]

04:35 what song is that

[@Mradamschannel]

dave and ansell collins double barrel

[@jimmybalantyne1034]

Soul Power!