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How sound systems bring joy

40 years, supporting the culture. I saw Cotterill, and a sound system is a large sound system that brings joy to a dancing audience through a person who plays music. The system...

Course: Travel, culture and local lifeSection: Barranquilla's sound system cultureSubtitles: en

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for

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40 years,

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supporting the culture. I saw Cotterill, and a sound system

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is a large sound system that

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brings

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joy to a dancing audience through a person who plays music.

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The system consists of its

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power amplifiers that give sound to the entire

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building, perhaps between the booths.

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The sound we hear would

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cost around 30,000.

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We started with just two people, with the 22 for

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half.

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[Music]

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The

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