City
Kingston
Jamaica
The birthplace of reggae, ska, rocksteady, and dub. Home to Studio One, King Tubby's studio, and Channel One, Kingston's sound system culture shaped modern music production.
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Kingston → London
Jamaican immigrants brought sound system culture and dub production techniques to London, seeding the UK dub and jungle scenes.
Kingston → Manchester
Jamaican dub influenced Manchester's post-punk producers; Martin Hannett's production for Joy Division drew from dub's spatial techniques.