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Dijon Screening Event Report

On 5 December 2025, Cinéma Eldorado in Dijon hosted a unique and immersive evening of film screenings celebrating the diverse world of sound system cultures from around the globe. Organized by Skanky Yard Association and Dubatriation Sound System, in collaboration with Sonic Street Technologies (SST), the event offered audiences the chance to explore five exclusive […]

  • Posted on 17 December 2025
  • by Brian D'Aquino
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West Bengali Soundcheck Culture: Interview with Rahul Rana

Introduction by Y7 In March 2023, music blogger @billdifferen re-posted a series of videos to (then) Twitter of sound system clashes in West Bengal. The videos in the thread showed two or more mobile sound systems competing with each other by blasting sparse, austere tracks of sweeping bass tones and alarm sounds at deafening volumes. […]

  • Posted on 11 December 2025
  • by Guest Author
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Sound System Cultures Worldwide in Dijon, France

We are excited to announce a unique and immersive evening of film screenings, celebrating the diverse world of sound system cultures from around the globe. Join us on December 5th, 2025, at Cinéma Eldorado in Dijon for a one-of-a-kind event showcasing five exclusive SST documentaries: Playing with Purpose: The Story of Urabá Sound System (Colombia, 33”) Rockers […]

  • Posted on 2 December 2025
  • by SST Team
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Events

Dijon Screening Event Report

On 5 December 2025, Cinéma Eldorado in Dijon hosted a unique and immersive evening of film screenings celebrating the diverse world of sound system cultures from around the globe. Organized by Skanky Yard Association and Dubatriation Sound System, in collaboration with Sonic Street Technologies (SST), the event offered audiences the chance to explore five exclusive […]

  • Posted on 17 December 2025
  • by Brian D'Aquino
  • Read More

Sound System Cultures Worldwide in Dijon, France

We are excited to announce a unique and immersive evening of film screenings, celebrating the diverse world of sound system cultures from around the globe. Join us on December 5th, 2025, at Cinéma Eldorado in Dijon for a one-of-a-kind event showcasing five exclusive SST documentaries: Playing with Purpose: The Story of Urabá Sound System (Colombia, 33”) Rockers […]

  • Posted on 2 December 2025
  • by SST Team
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Sonic map

Launched in September 2022, the Sonic Map aims to provide an extensive coverage of different type of sound systems operating across the globe. It focuses on the three main elements which make an SST: the sound technologies employed, the crew which operates them, and the environment in which they operate. It aims to give exposure to the diverse but equally vibrant street sonic cultures, allow comparison between different SST, foster mutual recognition and cross-fertilisation between practitioners and aficionados from different backgrounds, and provide fellow researchers and academic institutions with a glimpse of what is currently happening out on the streets.

The Sonic Map is an open-project which relies on the crucial collaboration of the SST communities involved. If you know, own or operate an SST which is not currently listed on the map, or if you notice some amendments needed in an existing entry, please contribute!

Sonic Street Technologies (SST) is a European Research Council (ERC) funded research project (2021 – 2025)

The project aims to map the distribution and history of these SST worldwide; to investigate the social, economic and cultural conditions from which they are born; and to achieve a deeper understanding of the nature of technology itself and its uses for social and economic progress.