Where the sound
comes from.

Every genre in the set had to arrive here before it could fill a floor. Ten arrival stories, the London question, and the history of the craft itself — cited, honest, written from the booth.

• 01Reggae & Sound System Culture in the UKgenres
• 02Soul Music in the UKgenres
• 03Hip Hop in the UKgenres
• 04House Music in the UKgenres
• 05Jungle & Drum and Bassgenres
• 06UK Garagegenres
• 07Grimegenres
• 08Dancehall in the UKgenres
• 09Afrobeats in the UKgenres
• 10Amapiano in the UKgenres
• 11R&B in the UKgenres
• 12How London Shaped the Sound of the Whole UKessays
• 13A History of DJingessays
• 14DJ Culture Todayessays