LekhoriLekhoriAn electronic system used to reproduce sound.
The set of speech sounds that make up a language; a phonology.
One young Tamil teacher had assimilated the sound-system of English so thoroughly to that of his mother-tongue that none of the Chinese and Malay children understood him.
A mobile platform playing selected recorded music, set up as a social event, often with an entrance fee.
Rooted in Caribbean culture and introduced to the UK by the Windrush generation, sound systems – static or truck-bound collectives of MCs and DJs playing music through customised, bass-heavy speakers – have been integral to Notting Hill carnival since 1973.
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