This is the video from a Guinness Sounds Of Greatness, sound system competition that took place over 3 months and one sounds was crowned best for 2009. The clip is full length so you may want to skip around but check out as much as possible there are some good treats in there.

New reggae/dancehall blog Soundclash kicked off their new blog in a big way: by sitting down with Gee-Fus of The Immortal Stone Love. Check out the details below…

…The flat-out best way to listen to Jamaican music is outside, late at night, and earth-shakingly loud—and the perfect formula for this experience is Stone Love. A soundsystem, a label, and a studio, they’re set for worldwide domination. They aren’t called the “Immortal Stone Love” for nothing. The Mirror spoke to one of Stone Love’s 30-plus staff and star selector, Gee-Fus, from the home base in Kingston, Jamaica….

Check out the full interview here: Via Soundchalsh: The Immortal Stone Love.

If you need a primer on Stone love…..check out the video I posted a little while back…

Via higherlevelsounds and DancehallReggae.com comes audio of this year’s Global Cup Clash, recorded live from C-PAC in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.

For those who’ve never experienced a soundclash in person, this one’s for you.

Download the audio here: Global Cup Clash 2009 (Live @ C-PAC in East Flatbush, Brooklyn).

Check out a video from the event below…

Made In Queens is a documentary the appeared in that Edinburgh International Film Festival back in ‘08. It’s about some kids from Queens who created portable sound systems on their bikes. I’m surprised I didn’t catch wind of this earlier, anyway check the trailer and see if it gets you interested.

So I recently saw this 5 part documentary that talks about the evolution of the Jamaican soundsystem and its global influence on other music forms like UK Garage and Hip-Hop music (check out this post on the soundsystem in the UK for another perspective). Its definitely worth peeping… check for cameos from Kool Herc and Grand Master Flash.

Check for the rest of the clips inside.

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The folks from BBC 1Xtra recently put up a nice little podcast on the history of sound systems in the UK. A lot of the history also applies in the US, so it’s a really interesting listen. Check out the audio below…

Without soundsystems we might not have reggae, hip-hop, soul, dancehall, drum & bass, garage or grime…

Click here for more info.

image via vecchiosettore1993 on Flickr.