Sound System Diaries
Music · People · Culture · Memories
A visual diary of Sound System culture.
THE SOUNDS
Every sound has a story.
Italy
ROAR SOUND SYSTEM
Emilia-Romagna
RISE & SHINE SOUND SYSTEM
Italy
BABABOOM HIFI
Italy
48 ROOTS
Torino, Piemonte
NATURAL MYSTIC SOUND SYSTEM
Italy
IMPERIAL SOUND ARMY
Italy
MILITANT YOUTHS HIFI
Italy
SGRASAY SOUND SYSTEM
Italy
SPESSO SOUND SYSTEM
Torino, Piemonte
VANCHIGLIA SOUND SYSTEM
Italy
WARRIOR CHARGE SOUND SYSTEM
Remedello, Lombardia
STREET ROOTS HI FI
Morbegno, Lombardia
JAH LION SOUND SYSTEM
Pavia, Lombardia
TUFFEST SOUND
Lombardia
DUB STONE
Lombardia
SOULJAH REBEL
Torino, Piemonte
DUBRIVIDI SOUND
Piemonte
MADÒ CHE CREW
Firenze, Toscana
JAH STATION SOUND SYSTEM
Toscana
TRAIL FOUNDATION
Toscana
LOUD & PROUD
Emilia-Romagna
WORDS OF WISDOM
Emilia-Romagna
PEACEFUL WARRIORS
Ala/Ronchi, Trentino-Alto Adige
BLUE ZONE
Verona, Veneto
ELEFANT HIFI
Senigallia/Ancona, Marche
SHABADÀ SOUND SYSTEM
Città Sant'Angelo, Abruzzo
JAHLEAD SOUND SYSTEM
Morra De Sanctis, Campania
I-SCIAMINA SOUND SYSTEM
Perugia, Umbria
PERUJAH DUB MOVEMENT
Selinunte, Sicilia
SOUTHERN LIGHT SOUND SYSTEM
Francavilla Fontana, Puglia
FRANCAVILLA POSSE SOUND SYSTEM
Puglia
ROOTS REALITY HI-FI
Puglia
FRIEND SUNSHINE HI-FI
Puglia
ITAL POT
Salento, Puglia
BURNER SOUND SYSTEM
Cagliari, Sardegna
CANAPA SOUND
More sounds joining the diary soon
THE DIARIES
Moments worth remembering.
EVENTS
What's coming up next.
Mazara del Vallo (TP) — Azienda Agricola Mirto
DUB YARD
Kurina Sound System · Wise Sound · Awla
From 6pm — free entry on the list, food & drink area.
Torino — Strada Castello di Mirafiori 346 (Dagiau)
DUBRIVIDI AND FRIENDS
Dubrividi Sound & Friends
From 5pm to midnight — €5 entry with ARCI card.
Firenze — Parco delle Cascine
DUB FANTASTIK
Warrior Charge Sound System · open act Loud And Proud Sound System
From 11pm, inside the Cirk Fantastik Festival — full sound in session.
Venue to be confirmed
BACK TO THE RIVER — SPECIAL EDITION
Alburnian Sound System in session
Time and venue to be confirmed.
Legnano (MI) — Parco del Castello
CULTURE CORNER DEYA
Street Roots Hi.Fi. M.W.P. · Back A Bush · special bless Henry The Combatant
From noon until close — free entry.
Vallefoglia (PU) — Risto Park
BASS STATION
Vibra Family & Dub Lab Interceptor · secret artist
From 7pm to 3am — food, drink and free camping, free entry.
Mortegliano (UD) — Festintenda
DUB GATE
King Shiloh · Imperial Sound Army
From 8pm, free camping available — tickets presale and at the door.
Romola (FI) — Piazza Aiaccia, 1
DUB NIGHT WITH JAH STATION
Meet: Trail Foundation · Romola Soundsystem
From 6pm to 2am — 3 sounds, 1 yard. Entry with ARCI card.
More events joining the diary soon
I'M
SIAKA.
I want to show you who's behind Sound System Diaries.
Sound System Diaries was born from a simple passion: for Roots, Dub and Sound System culture.
I go to the dances, I listen, I meet people, I film, I shoot photos and try to capture everything that's often hard to put into words: the vibrations, the energy of the sound, the people, the connections and those moments that make every session different from the others.
I don't want to tell this culture from the outside. I want to live it, know it, document it and share it.
Every video, every photo and every moment I collect is a small fragment of a journey I'm living personally, sound after sound.
Sound System Diaries is my way of giving value to these moments, discovering new sounds, meeting new people and continuing to learn from a culture that inspires me deeply.
This is what's behind Sound System Diaries.
Not just images. Not just music. But experiences, people, vibrations and moments worth remembering.
The Journey So Far
THE PEOPLE
Because culture is people.
Alborosie
Artist
Hempress Sativa
Artist
Brusco
Artist
Real portraits from real dances — no stock photography, ever.
GOT A SOUND?
Sound System Diaries is always looking for new sounds, new people and new stories.