In this innovative book, our PI Julian Henriques proposes that these dancehall “vibes” are taken literally as the periodic motion of vibrations. He offers an analysis of how a sound system operates – at auditory, corporeal and sociocultural frequencies.
Super inspired by this convo w/ @SonicStreetTech x @karokupa + the ways in which the #metaverse, #NFTs + #blockchain tech gives way for '(musical) cultures of resistance' incl. Soundsystem culture to take up (virtual) space +💰.
Creating a thread w/ some resources + info shortly
Prof. Carolyn Cooper (@karokupa) tells us of sound systems’ emancipatory potentials and the consequent resistance put up by Jamaican institutions and elite groups in the form of moral panic and restrictive “noise” laws
To celebrate #WindrushDay@designdotgold's Rose Sinclair has created an interactive version of her Caribbean Front Room installation.
Take a seat as Rose tells the migration stories behind each object, bringing them to life through memories and expertise: https://t.co/wm0fIrIoM8
Join us next month for the 7th Sound Systems Outernational Conference. This year's theme, "Sound Systems at the Crossroads" explores how sociopolitical, legal, and economic challenges, urban change and pandemic conditions affect sound system cultures. https://t.co/bo3Dd1XJrw
"A Popular Culture Research Methodology: Sound System Outernational" outlines the way that Prof Henriques, our Senior Research Assistant, Brian D'Aquino and Leo Vidigal conceptualized working with sound systems as part of broader pop culture methods https://t.co/7RRs7HiQJ8
Our PI, Julian Henriques's book 'Sonic Bodies: Reggae Sound Systems, Performance Techniques, & Ways of Knowing' situates 'vibes' of sound system atmospheres and events in its larger techno-cultural and embodied assemblages. The preamble is available here: https://t.co/KsXLQdr1jZ
Today, we want to showcase some previous works already undertaken by the Sonic Street Technologies team on sound systems, culture, bodies and social/cultural relations. What are some of your favourite works on sound systems and their associated cultures?
Hello Twitter! We are a new @ERC_Research funded project based at @MediaComGold doing research on all things related to music technologies and sound systems and their associated diasporas, cultures and knowledge systems, originating in the Global South, but present worldwide.