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Sentinel Sound

Well supported

German reggae/dancehall sound system from Stuttgart, associated with European sound-system circuits and World Clash history.

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Well supported
Sources
Sentinel official pages; Wikipedia summary; clash reporting.

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Footage

Sentinel Sound Jamaica tour video reference

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Sentinel Sound 100% Dubplate Mix

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Sentinel Sound — 100% dubplate mix, no talking

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A continuous set of the Stuttgart sound's own specials with no selector talk over it, which makes the re-voiced lyrics audible in a way a live tape rarely does.

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Articles & sources

In stories

Story · Well supportedJapan, Europe and the dancehall loop

Reggae did not simply get exported. Sounds in Yokohama, Stuttgart and London built their own scenes, flew to Kingston for dubplates, and started winning.

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Clash victories made the circuit global

One side

Local Jamaican form

The other

Global competitive circuit

World Clash and related events made it possible for Japanese, European, US and Jamaican sounds to compete in a shared performance language built around dubplates, crowd response and selector skill.

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