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Jamaican Sound System Selector

Also known as Sound system

Jamaican Sound System Selector: photograph by Dubdem e FabDub
Photo: Dubdem e FabDub, CC BY 2.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

As the selector, pick records from a crate, cue them and cross-fade between two turntables, then add a toast over the beat to keep the crowd dancing in a street dance.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Jamaica.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of The Americas: Caribbean.

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