SS0 #11 Sound System Cultures Worldwide DAY 2

This two-day event of film screenings, discussion and sound system sessions assesses the global impact of sound system culture.

*** SSO#11 Sound System Cultures Worldwide is livicated to the memory of June Reid aka Junie Rankin (10th June 1958 – 12th September 2025), founding member of Nzinga Soundz and cornerstone member of SSO ***

“You never miss the water ‘til the well run dry.” But also, you never know your culture ‘til you see it worldwide.

Sound System Outernational, in association with Sonic Street Technologies (SST, ERC research project), are delighted to invite you to the 11th Sound System Outernational conference and celebration: Sound System Cultures Worldwide.

This two-day gathering marks the culmination of the Sonic Street Technologies research project and its close collaboration with Sound System Outernational. Together, we celebrate and consolidate 5 years of global research into sound system cultures.

• What to Expect:

Panels & Presentations – SST researchers from across the world share insights from their work, reflecting on the theory, practice, and politics of sound system cultures.

Film Premieres – Brand-new documentary films from sound systems in Jamaica, India, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, and Colombia will screen in London for the first time.

Atrium Sessions – Straight out of Italy, Soul Rockers Sound System will provide the heartbeat of the event, playing during breaks and throughout the day to welcome participants.

• Practical Info:

SSO#11 will be a hybrid event.  

If you plan to attend in person, the location is Professor Stuart Hall building, room LG01, Goldsmiths, University of London. Lewisham Way, London SE14 6NW, Campus map here 

If you plan to attend online, please register via Zoom using the links below to receive an email with the access details: 

Day 1 - Friday 7th: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ap7W01vtQ5WN2qnZNe-3FA 

Day 2 – Saturday 8th: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MPAxQRRVTw-obfKoQVStBA#/registration 

Please note: each webinar has a capacity of 100 attendees, so make sure to join early to avoid disappointment. 

• Schedule: Saturday, 8th November — Day 2: Panels and Film Screenings  

10:00am: Welcome and Introduction, June Reid’s livication 

> Panel 3: The Jamaican Sound System Diaspora (Jamaica, Canada, UK)  

Chair: Prof Mark Campbell (University of Toronto, Canada)  

10:30: Jamaica  

• Prof Sonjah Stanely Niaah and Dr Dennis Howard (UWI Mona, Jamaica): TBA  

• Film: Sounds of the Future: A Jamaican Sound System Industry Reasoning Session (excerpt), 20 min  

• David Katz (Independent Author and Researcher): Reflections on the Making of ‘Rockers Sound Station’  

• Film: Rockers Sound Station. Tales of the Kingston Dub Club, 35 min  

• Q&A Session, 15 min  

12:00am Coffee Break, 15 min  

12:15am: Canada, UK  

• Prof Mark Campbell (University of Toronto): TBA  

• Alanna Stuart (Queen’s University, Canada): Me Di Deh: The Impact of the Presence of Queer and Female-led Sound Systems in Toronto's Caribbean Diaspora  

• Mandeep Samra and Gopal Dutta (Independent Researchers): Music, Technology and Community in 1980s Huddersfield 

• Q&A Session, 15 min  

1:30pm Lunch, 60 min 

> Panel 4: Sounds of Brazil   

Chair: Dr Marcus Ramusyo Brasil (IFMA, Brazil)  

2:30pm 

• Dr Marcus Ramusyo Brasil (IFMA, Brazil): Cutting-edge and ancestral technologies in the Reggae Experience: Inscriptions on a Body Outside and Inside Itself  

• Dr Leo Vidigal (UFMG, Brazil): Radiolas as Cultural Catalysts: The Case of Natty Nayfson in Maranhão, Brazil  

• Film: Natty Nayfson, the Prince of Freedom, 10 min  

• Bruno Barboza Muniz (Independent Researcher): Assemblages of Sound and Struggle in Rio de Janeiro’s Baile Funk Scene   

3:25 Coffee Break, 15 min 

• Daniella Pimenta (Independent Researcher) and Marcelo Yokoi (PPGAS / USP, Brazil): Women at the Front: Breaking Barriers in the Brazilian Sound System  

• Film: Street, Gender and Sound: The Feminine Hi-Fi Experience, 10 min  

• Natalia Figueredo (University of Barcelona, Spain) and Maria Luiza de Barros (FAU-USP, Brazil): Treme: A Dialogue Between Dance and Sound Technology in Aparelhagens   

• Gisela Castro (ESPM, Brazil) and Roberto Gonzaga (USP, PUC-SP, Brazil): Sound Assemblages and Urban Ecologies of Noise: the DZ7 Experience in Paraisópolis, São Paulo.   

• Q&A Session, 15 min  

5pm 

•  Prof Julian Henriques, Dr Brian D’Aquino, Siufan Adey (SST Goldsmiths): SST Video Archiving, Sonic Mapping and SSO futures:  

5.15-10:00pm 

Soul Rockers sound system (Italy) in session  

with guest selectors Tiny T, Asher G, Doc Murdoc, Naoko the Rock and Enrico (Hep Time).