Hometown Sound System
Glasgow sound led by James Whelan (Rub a Dub Rocker), who apprenticed with Mungo's Hi Fi in 2012 and ran Walk n Skank at The Berkeley Suite before starting Hometown. Also runs Raggamuffin Records, opened during lockdown.
- Status
- Still playing
- Music
- Reggae and dub, Dancehall
- Also listed as
- Hometown, Hometown Promotion Sound System
Crew
James Whelan (Rub a Dub Rocker) · Welshy · Sippa Seb · Jamie · Mick · EV · T-O-D · izit?
Official pages and contacts
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