King Jammy's Super Power is the oldest sound system on record that is still active and playing today, having been established by a young Prince Jammy back in 1962.
RUB-A-DUB
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For bookings on home soil in Jamaica, King Jammy rolls out his hand‑built Super Power stacks of speakers, custom horns and series of rack amps so crowds can hear the music exactly as its intended to sound when being mixed in the studio.
Overseas dates get the same spirit in a flight‑ready format: Jammy draws from a collection of deep‑roots dub and syrup‑rich rub‑a‑dub he engineered back in the late 1970s alongside pioneers like King Tubby and Bunny “Striker” Lee.
Expect marathon “version” cuts, one‑off presses and vault‑fresh dubplates that rarely leave the island. For any festival or venue seeking a fully immersive heritage experience, Jammy’s Rub‑a‑Dub session is the purest, most electrifying distillation of the golden era of Jamaican sound‑system culture.
JUGGLING
Digital Revolution to Dancehall Now
Few figures shaped modern dancehall more decisively than King Jammy, whose 1985 “Sleng Teng” riddim ushered in digital reggae and redefined Caribbean popular culture.
When King Jammys teams take it to the streets the performance tracks that entire journey in real time. Jammy’s selectors seamlessly stitch together the genre’s milestones: from the 1980s dancehall, nineties Bashment anthems, millennium‑era crossover smashes upto today’s Afrobeats‑inflected hits. An array of dubplates dropped in the mix from marquee artists punctuate the set, while Jammy himself will occasionally address the crowd.
The result is a high‑energy, contemporary session that feels as relevant to a teenage TikTok crowd as it does to veteran reggae heads.
SOUND CLASH
THE SOURCE OF DUBPLATES
King Jammy’s studio is the birthplace of many of the riddims and killing‑shot anthems that have decided clashes since the very first sound wars. That legacy grants Jammys near‑unlimited access to the voices of reggae and dancehall royalty, leaving your imagination to give you and idea what the King Jammys dubplates vault looks and sounds like.
Whether you’re hosting a high‑stakes musical war or a dubplate showcase exhibition, King Jammy’s Sound System is the go‑to heavyweight.
If you would like to book the King Jammy’s ‘Super Power’ Sound System for your festival, arena or bespoke event, email: bookings@kingjammylegacy.com