Sound System Giants #3

The long-awaited return of Sound System Giants is finally here!

The Foreign Brothers, El Gran Mono and Heartical Hi-Powa proudly bring their third instalment meeting of heavyweight sound systems to the Convent.

Melbourne’s original heavyweight Soundsystem, Hertical Hi-Powa, has played reggae and dubwise with no compromise for two decades, significantly contributing to Australia’s music landscape.

El Gran Mono is the first picó sound system built outside Colombia, making its home in Melbourne in 2018. 

Sound System Giants brings these two heavyweights together for a day dedicated to sharing the music—in a cultural exchange of Caribbean sound system styles—that gave way to these two unique local icons.

Feature Selecta’s

El Gran Mono
Carlo Xavier (Sabrosa / Analog Africa)
DJ JNETT
Jumps
Jolie de Vogue (El Gran Mono) with MC Oscar Jimenez (Amaru Tribe)

Heartical Hi-Powa
Stryka D (Break The Chain Radio Show PBS, Dub Club Melbourne)
MC Stick Mareebo (Jamaican Music and Food Festival Melbourne)
Max Shotta.

Food & drinks are available on hand throughout the day!

Access

• The performance will take place outside (weather permitting).
• People under the age of 18 years will be required to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times.

Mobility

• This event is wheelchair accessible.
• Entrances to this space are wheelchair accessible.
• The ground coverage will be on the uneven surface of the lawn.
• The event location is outdoors and open to the public and there may be some background noise from other events happening at the Convent.

Bathrooms

• There are wheelchair accessible bathrooms close to Mercator lawn in the Sacred Heart building – which is 30m from the area.
• All-gender bathrooms, separate to unisex accessible bathrooms, are available in the Sacred Heart building.

Precinct

• There is a wheelchair accessible ATM at the precinct.

Your safety is our priority.

View the Convent’s COVIDSafe plans here.