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Swatch International

Well supported

Swatch International is a Kingston sound system founded in 1991 by O'Neil Miles. It became closely identified with 'Passa Passa,' the West Kingston street dance it helped ignite in March 2003, and continues to tour internationally on Jamaica's sound-system circuit.

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Type: sound system
Confidence: Well supported
Era: Open era →

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Watch & listen

Swatch International Oct 2024 Spanish Town Jamaica | Passa Passa Sound

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Community-archived session footage; discovery-only embed.

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Swatch International Vows To Build On 'Passa Passa' Success

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DancehallMag reference.

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Swatch International the real 'Passa Passa' sound

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Jamaica Gleaner entertainment desk.

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Passa Passa 30 (Old School) Dancehall Party Video, Kingston, Jamaica 2005

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Community-archived Passa Passa party video featuring Capleton and Tony Matterhorn; discovery-only embed.

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In stories

Story · ProbableJuggling and the tape that remembers

Most nights a sound system isn't clashing anyone — it's juggling a riddim for a dancing crowd, and someone is taping it.

Story · ProbableVan culture and the street dance

Outside Passa Passa, Uptown Mondays and Weddy Weddy Wednesdays, the parking lot was its own runway.