HALL OF FAME REGGAE/DANCEHALL SOUND SYSTEMS
1. STONE LOVE MOVEMENT (STONE LOVE)
Based in Kingston, Jamaica Winston "Wee Pow" Powell built the Stone Love sound system in 1972, using locally-built amplifiers. These were soon upgraded, and the equipment has been kept up to date over Stone Love's four decade history. It became Jamaica's most popular sound system, known for its superior sound quality, and maintained this position into the 21st century. It has also played overseas in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Stone Love is renowned for its exclusive dub plates. In August 2014 it was announced that Powell would receive the Order of Distinction in October that year.
To celebrate Stone Love's 42nd anniversary, the sound system toured the US in a series of performances that had culminated in an event on 27 December 2014 at the Red Stripe Oval in Kingston.
2. Jack Ruby (Record Producer)
Lawrence Lindo (died April 1989), better known as Jack Ruby, was a Jamaican record producer and sound system operator, best known for his 1970s productions of artists such as Burning Spear.
Ruby was based in Ocho Rios and during his time was the only major Jamaican record producer not headquartered in Kingston. He ran the Jack Ruby Hi Fi sound system and is considered one of the best roots reggae producers of the 1970s, having established a distinctive sound, noted for the unique use of horn arrangements. In the 1980s he suffered from ill-health and his productions were less regular, although he produced the debut album by Foundation in 1988. He died in 1989.
His son, who works under the name Jack Ruby Jr. is a deejay who has worked with The Toasters, and his grandson is the popular singer Sean Kingston.
3. Lee's Unlimited
Lee's Unlimited, started in Springfield, St Thomas, in 1968, is one of Jamaica's more venerable sound systems which continue to lay down the thunderous beats. Now in its second generation of ownership, Trevor 'Lee Tafari' Lee, having taken control after his father, the senior Trevor Lee, died, it has gone full circle - literally - back to playing vinyl after seeing many stages of Jamaican music.
4. Killamanjaro
Founded in the summer of 1969, Killamanjaro is a Jamaican sound system best known for their clashes and large amount of classic reggae dubplates. It is owned by Noel "Papa Jaro" Harper and named after Mount Kilimanjaro. The name was changed to "Killamanjaro" after having established a reputation of being a good clash sound.
"Jaro" is notable for being a top sound in both the live-artist era of the 1980s, where it launched the careers of top dancehall artists at the time, such as Early B, Super Cat, Jim Kelly, Burro Banton, Puddy Roots, and Ninjaman, and the 1990s dubplate era, where the sound went on a sound clash killing spree behind selector/mic man Ricky Trooper.
Killamanjaro have played globally, including winning the World Clash twice and touring the United States, Europe and Japan. They were also involved with what many consider the "greatest clash of all-time", King Addies (USA) vs. Killamanjaro (Jamaica).
In 1999, Killamanjaro released a tribute album to Garnett Silk, Killamanjaro remembers Garnett Silk.