The Sound Clash - DJ culture Began

Sound system battles were getting really famous in Jamaica. This event turned cultural and more people were getting interested. Jamaicans were trying to make their own sound system and the challenge was to make the biggest sound system and bring the best sound quality. Build a sound system was a way to make money. Jamaicans were putting their sound systems on the streets to bring the crowd and the owners could make business with the local bars. In 10 years the culture of sound systems had a big evolution there was one time that the producers couldn’t bring more sound quality and most of the sound systems were getting the same sizes.

Suddenly producers started to look for other ways to bring the crowd.  They began the Dj selection. The DJ culture began the owners of the sound systems were trying to get the best hits. Sometimes get a track implied travel and just some of the DJ’s could make it.

In the 1950’s Coxsone Dodd Downbeat ruler and Duke Reid the Trojan were two DJ’s really famous, they battled at the Sound Clash event and this battle was never forgotten by the Locals. There is a long story behind this battle but the most important thing is that these two men created the DJ culture. 

Coxsone Dodd aka Down beat Ruler

Duke Reid aka The Trojan