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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We catch up with Notting Hill Carnival pioneer Linett Kamala about her aim to train the next generation of women sound system operators
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
The DiY Collective were one of the first house sound systems in the UK