BoomBoxes Shared Music With The Neighborhood
The hefty, iconic suitcase-sized boomboxes of the 90smay seem like a relic now compared to infinitely better and more portable Sonos or Bose speakers, but they played a critical role in filling city streets with music and bringing members of communities out to participate in the process of or experiencing making music.
Boomboxes manufactured by Sharp, Toshiba, and Fisher helped spawn an era of rap battles, break dancing, and other crucial elements of hip-hop culture defined by communal energy and participation.
