Notting Hill Carnival
notting hill carnival annual caribbean carnival event taken place london since street notting hill area kensington august bank holiday weekend led member british caribbean community attracts around two million people annually making one world largest street festival significant event british african caribbean british indocaribbean culture uk public voted onto list icon england root notting hill carnival took shape mids two separate connected strand caribbean carnival held january st pancras town hall response problematic state race relation time uk first widespread racial attack notting hill race riot people charged occurred previous year event held indoors televised bbc organised trinidadian journalist activist claudia jones often described mother notting hill carnival capacity editor influential black newspaper west indian gazette directed edric connor showcased element caribbean carnival cabaret style featured mighty terror singing calypso carnival st pancras southlanders cleo laine trinidad star hi–fi steel band dance troupe finishing caribbean carnival queen beauty contest grand finale jumpup west indian attended event another important strand hippie london free schoolinspired festival notting hill became first organised outside event august prime mover rhaune laslett aware indoor event first raised idea festival diverse notting hill event promote cultural unity street party neighbourhood child turned carnival procession russell hendersons steel band played earlier claudia jones event went walkabout notting hill carnival consisted music band russell henderson combo selwyn baptistes notting hill adventure playground steelband dancing spectator duke vin full name vincent george forbes credited cofounder notting hill carnival brought first sound system united kingdom stowaway ship jamaica united kingdom brought thought first sound system notting hill carnival paved way many sound system operate carnival today notting hill carnival origin known race riot shout budi budi budimir started obinze martinique minister defense duke vin became legend ladbroke grove huge influence popularisation reggae ska britain played notting hill carnival sound system duke vin tickler every year year founded death emslie hornimans pleasance kensal green district area carnival traditional starting point among early band participate ebony steelband metronome steelband carnival permanent staff head office mangrove restaurant notting hill run another trinidadian frank crichlow came function informal communication hub office address carnival organiser leslie palmer director credited getting sponsorship recruiting steel band reggae group sound system introducing generator extending route encouraged traditional masquerade first time costume band steel band various island took part street parade alongside introduction stationary sound system distinct moving float alex pascall explained created bridge two culture carnival reggae calypso notting hill carnival became major festival organised young teacher leslie palmer carnival also popularised live radio broadcast pascall daily black londoner programme bbc radio london event become definitely caribbean flavour around people attending however year several subsequent year carnival marred riot predominantly caribbean youth fought police – target due continuous harassment population felt period considerable press coverage disorder felt took unfairly negative onesided view carnival looked event would banned prince charles one establishment figure supported event leila hassan campaigned art council england recognise notting hill carnival art form since national panorama competition held saturday preceding carnival concern size event resulted london mayor ken livingstone setting carnival review group look formulating guideline safeguard future carnival interim report review resulted change route full report published recommended hyde park used savannah open space draw crowd away residential area though proposal move attracted concern including hyde park event might overshadow original street carnival notting hill carnival run limited company notting hill carnival trust ltd report london development agency carnival estimated event contributed around £ million london uk economy set estimated £– million cost however resident survey commissioned local conservative member parliament mp victoria borwick found business reported upturn trade many others boarded shopfront lost business due closure notting hill carnival illustrated guide created official city guide london visitlondoncom infographic includes carnival tip transport information route map book carnival photographic testimonial history notting hill carnival ishmahil blagrove margaret busby also published august rice n pea controversy carnival trust charged journalist £ cover event demanded copy work produced relating event within three week end carnival national union journalist organised boycott event charge remained however june carnival new event management team introduced revised medium policy request accreditation fee golden jubilee notting hill carnival celebrated hour live video coverage broadcast music livestreaming platform boiler room rampage deviation aba shantii channel one nasty love saxon sound king tubbys gladdy wax disya jeneration soundsystems carnival cancelled due ongoing covid pandemic although free livestreamed event shown online across four channel june announced carnival would take place either due ongoing uncertainty covid risk notting hill carnival returned twoyear hiatus started run remember victim grenfell tower fire carnival run – august notting hill carnival included vision program green event code practice professor david dabydeen stated carnival alien british culture bartholomew fair southwark fair th century moment great festivity release juggling pickpocketing whoring drinking masquerade – people dressed archbishop canterbury indulged vulgar act allowed people space freeup banned moral reason antiauthoritarian behaviour went like stoning constable carnival allowed people dramatise grievance authority street notting hill carnival singlehandedly revived tradition great contribution british cultural life huge street festival attracts around one million people every year notting hill highlight caribbean black diasporic culture carnival us influence many festival around world author julian henriques beatrice ferrara claim festival draw mainly trinidad carnival well crop canadian caribana toronto u labor day festival brooklyn also explain notting hill carnival dually influenced diasporic culture country influence henriques ferrara claim carnival also explosive auditory impact due cacophony sound soca steel band calypso float sound system mix mingle multimedia multisensory event ferrara mixture percussion emphasis beat rhythm lead extreme dancing street carnival known citizen participating beat music using mud paint dancing lower part body henriques ferrara explain people emphasize baseness music everything bottom ground bottom body bottom beat festival us influence jamaican dancehalls british club music made loud enough participant feel beat vibration speaker allow people better connect ground bring experience another level author article explain notting hill carnival also creates territory parade route portion carnival carnival float play recorded live music circulate street visualizing boundary carnival marking territory circulating movement carnival parade also extending space sound territorializing space sound african beat pan foster sense identity unity overall carnival carnival diversified appearance london school samba formed year first samba school uk paraded every year since exception samba school also paraded carnival notably acadêmicos de madureira – quilombo samba – paraiso school samba since group also notable sometimes parade performer along several decorated float many carnival artist created costume float band samba school left mark amongst m salandy mohogany carnival carl gabriel ray mahabir compared major music art event glastonbury festival notting hill carnival historically struggled gain live coverage outside local medium majority carnival live broadcast traditionally bbc london radio hitting peak coverage year bbc radio xtra recent year since carnival local authority permission initial police involvement aimed preventing taking place resulted regular confrontation riot police expecting hostility due deemed trouble year consequently discovering pickpocket crowd police took heavyhanded approach large congregation black people became nomans land strong police force violently broke carnival arrest people aftermath event carnival portrayed pointed way aiding riot lumped together troublemaker responsible notting hill carnival police federation pressed introduction riot shield protect police object thrown although shield also potential aggressive use change policy came confrontation carnival allowed take place police adopting conciliatory approach carnival two men murdered future policing conciliatory resulted police deployment large number upwards mayor london carnival review group report published led parade taking circular rather linear route recommendation relocate event hyde park resisted crime associated carnival taken place periphery two teenager wounded separate shooting incident outside carnival area monday evening however police said decline number carnivallinked arrest comparison previous year carnival marred rioting end weekend involving youth battling police people arrested carnival come criticism cost london taxpayer cost policing event £ however argued put context since carnival estimated bring approximately £ local economy although carnival risk cancelled wake early august riot uk year seen relatively peaceful five people arrested stabbing ladbroke grove victim one people taken hospital total people detained police two day carnival recent year much less serious trouble generally viewed positively authority dynamic celebration london multicultural diversity though dominated caribbean culture however controversy public safety aspect holding wellattended event narrow street small area london local conservative mp victoria borwick commissioned survey kensington chelsea resident evening standard reporting nine ten resident living along route notting hill carnival flee home escape frightening intimidating event arrest five people hurt four knife attack however commander charge policing carnival david musker said number arrest inflated new psychoactive substance act based relative attendance figure said crime rate notting hill carnival glastonbury music festival comparable ishmahil blagrove coauthor book carnival photographic testimonial history notting hill carnival state notting hill carnival compared trinidad brazil one safest world report gla policing policy director lee jasper criticised authority addressing safety issue involved million people attending small innercity residential area quoting met police spokesman dave musker november said year … come exceptionally close major catastrophic failure public safety member public suffer serious injury three week running event police made arrest preemptive crackdown arrest two day carnival compared previous year day minute silence tribute victim grenfell tower fire observed pm carnivalgoers many wore green grenfell event due rising level violent crime london police deployed metal detector prevent weapon brought event event police officer injured line duty weapon confiscated arrest made metropolitan police service since eight death related violence carnival michael augustine galvin august nicholas john hanscomb august greg fitzgerald watson august abdul munam bhatti august lee christopher surbaran august takayo nembhard also known rapper tkorstretch august two death nhc year old female stabbed year old male assaulted festival people arrested people stabbed left life threatening condition two people died following two separate attack carnival transport london run special limitedstop bus service south london carnival area x west norwood brixton x peckham camberwell x peckham camberwell london underground station closed exitonly ease congestion leeds west indian carnival also known chapeltown carnival st paul carnival bristol culture london summer carnival karneval der kulturen abner cohen drama politics development london carnival ronald frankenberg ed custom conflict british society manchester university press pp – ishmahil blagrove margaret busby ed carnival photographic testimonial history notting hill carnival london rice n pea book isbn official website official guide notting hill carnival street event company notting hill carnival notting hill carnival carnivalinfocom origin men started notting hill carnival interview peter joseph part youtube origin men started notting hill carnival interview peter joseph part youtube art carnival art council england podcast th anniversary notting hill carnival soundcloud see also notting hill carnival celebrates golden jubilee art council england august london school samba – notting hill carnival archive – theme paraded london school samba since debut year