Founded in the summer of 1969, Killamanjaro is a Jamaican
sound system Sound system may refer to:
Technology media
* Sound reinforcement system, a system for amplifying audio for an audience
* High fidelity, a sound system intended for accurate reproduction of music in the home
* Public address system, an institution ...
best known for their
clashes and large amount of classic
reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...
dubplates.
It is owned by Noel "Papa Jaro" Harper and named after Mount
Kilimanjaro. The name was changed to "Killamanjaro" after having established a reputation of being a good clash sound.
"Jaro" is notable for being a top sound in both the live-artist era of the 1980s, where it launched the careers of top
dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots reggae, roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2 ...
artists at the time, such as
Early B
Earlando Arrington Neil (28 February 1957 – 11 September 1994) better known by his stage name Early B, was an early dancehall and reggae deejay whose lyrics had a cultural bent, noted mainly in his hits ''Visit of King Selassie'', ''Histor ...
,
Super Cat, Jim Kelly,
Burro Banton, Puddy Roots, and
Ninjaman, and the 1990s dubplate era, where the sound went on a soundclash killing spree behind selector/mic man Ricky Trooper.
[The contemporaries]
, ''Jamaica Observer
The ''Jamaica Observer'' is a daily newspaper published in Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by ...
'', 9 November 2012, retrieved 10 November 2012
Killamanjaro have played globally, including winning the
World Clash World Clash is an annual reggae sound system clash.
The World Sound Clash was started by World Promotion in 1993, the first clash was at the Roller express in London. Bodyguard sound system was the first world sound champion.
The World Clash star ...
twice and touring the United States, Europe and Japan. They were also involved with what many consider the "greatest clash of all-time",
Jaro attacks in self-defense
''Jamaica Gleaner''. 28 January 2007. King Addies (USA) vs. Killamanjaro (Jamaica).
In 1999, Killamanjaro released a tribute album to Garnett Silk, ''Killamanjaro remembers Garnett Silk''.
References
External links
Official website
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Jamaican sound systems