←ExploreENTITY · SOUND SYSTEMDuke Reid the TrojanWell supportedDuke Reid's sound system and Coxsone's great rival, later channelled into the Treasure Isle label.Share a memoryCorrect this recordAdd a source leadAt a glanceTypesound systemConfidenceWell supportedEraOpen era →Technology, recording & industryConnectionsoperated byArthur "Duke" ReidDuke Reid ran the Trojan sound.performed atCho-Co-Mo LawnDuke Reid's Trojan featured at Kingston dance lawns such as Cho-Co-Mo (Bass Culture).associated withDowntown KingstonDuke Reid's Trojan was a fixture of the downtown Kingston dancehall circuit (Bass Culture).competed withTom the Great SebastianDuke Reid, like Coxsone, contested the dominance of Tom the Great Sebastian (Bass Culture).performed atSuccess ClubReid's Trojan set ruled the Success Club, where he was crowned three years running.performed atKing's LawnPress accounts recall Reid crowned at King's Lawn on North Street, with Fats Domino attending, in the early 1960s.linked by · associated withForrester's HallDuke Reid's Trojan was a regular fixture at the hall.linked by · associated withKing of Sounds and Blues crowningsDuke Reid held the crown for 1956, 1957 and 1958.linked by · associated withThe Big Three sound systemsThe Trojan was one of the mid-1950s Big Three.linked by · competed withSir Coxsone DownbeatCoxsone Downbeat and Duke Reid's Trojan were the era's fiercest rival sounds (Bass Culture).linked by · competed withLord KoosA rival among the top foundation sounds.linked by · competed withKing Edwards the GiantA 'Big Three' rival in the foundation-era clashes.linked by · competed withVoice of the People (sound system)Contemporary accounts describe the sound rising to rival Duke Reid the Trojan.linked by · influencedTom the Great SebastianTom the Great Sebastian set the template the later big sounds emulated (Solid Foundation).linked by · used byQuad speaker boxFour-way quad boxes were used by foundation Jamaican sounds before the scoop displaced them.linked by · worked withHedley JonesJones built systems for rival operators including Duke Reid.Watch & listenOpen source ↗Duke Reid 'The Trojan'WEB · rights discovery only · press sourceJamaica Gleaner archive reference.Source link ↗Open source ↗Beef Patty: Duke Reid x Coxsone DoddWEB · rights discovery only · press sourceRed Bull Music Academy Daily feature reference.Source link ↗In storiesStory · ProbableBeat Street and the Sound System WarsHow rival rigs, custom dubplates and selectors turned the dance into Jamaica's first media platform.Story · ProbableThe Downbeat and the Trojan: How Two Kingston Rivals Built the Sound SystemIn 1950s Kingston, Coxsone Dodd's Downbeat and Duke Reid's Trojan turned rival dances into the foundation of an entire music industry.Story · ProbableFrom Kingston to the Bronx: DJ Kool Herc and the Sound-System Roots of Hip-HopHow a Jamaican teenager carried the logic of the dancehall sound system into a South Bronx rec room and helped set hip-hop in motion.Story · Well supportedLawn kings of downtown KingstonHow fenced yards, imported 78s and crowned sound men turned 1950s Kingston dances into an industry.Story · Well supportedHouse of Joy: the cabinet that built a nation's bassHow a wartime radar technician's amplifier and speaker cabinet set the template for sound-system bass.
Open source ↗Duke Reid 'The Trojan'WEB · rights discovery only · press sourceJamaica Gleaner archive reference.Source link ↗
Open source ↗Beef Patty: Duke Reid x Coxsone DoddWEB · rights discovery only · press sourceRed Bull Music Academy Daily feature reference.Source link ↗
