Sound System Clashes

A widely remembered series of international sound-system clashes between Jamaica's Killamanjaro and the New York-based King Addies through the late 1980s and 1990s; accounts of individual results vary.

One of dancehall's marquee sound rivalries (Squingy's Bass Odyssey vs Killamanjaro), clashing repeatedly from 1994-95 (St Ann, Miami) into the 2000s and a 2013 Trinidad rematch; outcome accounts vary by tape and territory..

Bass Odyssey against Ricky Trooper's Sound Trooper, clashing in multi-sound cards including Bounty Hall, Trelawny (27 Jan 2006, with Black Kat) and the Guinness Sounds of Greatness 2010 finals..

The early-1980s clashes and transatlantic radio link-ups between British selector David Rodigan and Jamaican broadcaster Barrington "Barry G" Gordon, remembered as a landmark of selector rivalry across the UK and Jamaica.

A Jamaican event or festival associated with the clash era. Starter record pending editorial verification.

David Rodigan met Killamanjaro (with Ricky Trooper) in London on 12 December 1997, a rematch following a controversial New York encounter earlier that year; considered a landmark UK clash, with the winner still debated..

2005 edition of the Death B4 Dishonor clash series featuring Bass Odyssey, Black Kat, Mighty Crown, Tony Matterhorn and others; part of the mid-2000s peak of international clash cards..

International sound-clash event circuit connecting Jamaican, Japanese, US, UK and European sounds.

Starter event node for the widely cited late-1990s moment when Mighty Crown's international reputation rose through World Clash competition; details require event-program verification.

Guinness-sponsored Jamaican sound clash competition and TV series running in the 2010s-2020s, staging elimination clashes and finals; the 2023 edition featured an international dub-fi-dub with Warrior Sound (Germany) beating Dynamq (South Sudan) in downtown Kingston..