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A Sound System Culture Diary

Sound System Diaries

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A visual diary of Sound System culture.

Siaka in front of Roar Sound System
Who's behind this

I'M SIAKA.

I want to show you the person behind Sound System Diaries. I go to the dances, I shoot video, photos… and try to capture a bit of those vibes.

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01 — The Sounds

THE SOUNDS

Every sound has a story.

Roar Sound System

Italy

ROAR SOUND SYSTEM

Rise & Shine Sound System

Emilia-Romagna

RISE & SHINE SOUND SYSTEM

Bababoom HiFi

Italy

BABABOOM HIFI

48 Roots

Italy

48 ROOTS

Natural Mystic Sound System

Torino, Piemonte

NATURAL MYSTIC SOUND SYSTEM

Imperial Sound Army

Italy

IMPERIAL SOUND ARMY

Militant Youths HiFi

Italy

MILITANT YOUTHS HIFI

Sgrassay Sound System

Italy

SGRASAY SOUND SYSTEM

Spesso Sound System

Italy

SPESSO SOUND SYSTEM

Vanchiglia Sound System

Torino, Piemonte

VANCHIGLIA SOUND SYSTEM

Warrior Carghe Sound System

Italy

WARRIOR CHARGE SOUND SYSTEM

Street Roots Hi Fi

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

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02 — The Diaries

THE DIARIES

Moments worth remembering.

Bababoom HiFi — Lowland Festival 2026
2026
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LOWLAND FESTIVAL 2026

Netherlands

Bababoom HiFi · Galas · Jules I

Heavy bass, an open field and a night that never ends. A photo diary from the dance floor, among selectors, operators and the crowd that holds it all together.

Junior Kelly — Reno Splash Festival 2026
2026
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RENO SPLASH FESTIVAL 2026

Bologna, IT

Junior Kelly · Dr Dubwiser · Prince Alla

Two nights at Officina Bistrot, between heavyweight vocalists and dub selections straight from the mixing desk.

03 — Events

EVENTS

What's coming up next.

Dub Yard — Kurina Sound System, Wise Sound, Awla — Mazara del Vallo
18 SEP

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.

Dubrividi and Friends — Torino
19 SEP

Torino — Strada Castello di Mirafiori 346 (Dagiau)

DUBRIVIDI AND FRIENDS

Dubrividi Sound & Friends

From 5pm to midnight — €5 entry with ARCI card.

Dub Fantastik — Warrior Charge Sound System — Firenze
19 SEP

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.

Back to the River Special Edition — Alburnian Sound System
19 SEP

Venue to be confirmed

BACK TO THE RIVER — SPECIAL EDITION

Alburnian Sound System in session

Time and venue to be confirmed.

Culture Corner Deya — Street Roots Hi.Fi. M.W.P. — Legnano
20 SEP

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.

Bass Station — Vibra Family & Dub Lab Interceptor — Vallefoglia
26 SEP

Vallefoglia (PU) — Risto Park

BASS STATION

Vibra Family & Dub Lab Interceptor · secret artist

From 7pm to 3am — food, drink and free camping, free entry.

Dub Gate — King Shiloh, Imperial Sound Army — Mortegliano
26 SEP

Mortegliano (UD) — Festintenda

DUB GATE

King Shiloh · Imperial Sound Army

From 8pm, free camping available — tickets presale and at the door.

Dub Night with the Mighty Jah Station — Trail Foundation, Romola Soundsystem — Romola
24 OCT

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.

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Siaka in front of Roar Sound System
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03 — About

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

Dub Stone Rototom Zion Station Festival Reno Splash Festival Bababoom Festival
04 — The People

THE PEOPLE

Because culture is people.

Siaka with Alborosie

Alborosie

Artist

Siaka with Hempress Sativa

Hempress Sativa

Artist

Siaka with Brusco

Brusco

Artist

Real portraits from real dances — no stock photography, ever.

05 — Contact

GOT A SOUND?

Sound System Diaries is always looking for new sounds, new people and new stories.

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