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Linett Kamala surrounded by several participants in the sound system futures campaign
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Campaign launched to promote women in sound system culture

We catch up with Notting Hill Carnival pioneer Linett Kamala about her aim to train the next generation of women sound system operators

Notting Hill Carnival pioneer Linett Kamala has launched a new mentorship programme supporting women in sound system culture. The Original Sounds Collective, in collaboration with...

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A history of UK sound system culture

Sound systems have driven the development of music in the UK, powered by hard work, passion and innovation. But preserving UK sound system culture, its knowledge and history, while also pushing it forward, is no easy task today. Ria Hylton traces its path through ska and reggae at blues dances in West Indian households, to soul, boogie, hip-hop and house in ’80s warehouses and at the Notting Hill Carnival, to nationwide tours and global popularity, and finds out how initiatives like the Sound System Futures Programme are seeking to secure its future 

It’s the Thursday before Notting Hill Carnival and Linett Kamala, board director of Europe’s biggest street party, is weaving through the streets of Kilburn. Her...

SoundSystem Futures - Ella Brolly at Kilburn CarniVale 2021 for Lin Kam Art
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Sound System Futures pilot programme launched for young people ahead of Notting Hill Carnival

Founder Linett Kamala hopes to "inspire [young DJs] to continue this incredible cultural legacy of sound system culture we’ve been gifted in the UK by the Windrush Generation"

A new pilot programme wants to help educate and empower young talent to further UK sound system culture in the future. The Lin Kam Art...