MP calls on Mayor to rethink Notting Hill Carnival
Kensington MP Victoria Borwick has written to London Mayor Sadiq Khan asking him to begin a formal review of Notting Hill Carnival
Major review of Notting Hill Carnival due in New Year
Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe has announced that a major review of Notting Hill Carnival will be carried out by the police force
Time to sign up for London steelpan conference
Preparations are well under way for the sixth Biennial Steelpan Conference
Bees, Burrokeets and Bolivians give Kingston Carnival a buzz
Grey skies couldn’t dull the carnival atmosphere in the Thameside town of Kingston on Sunday 4 September
Hackney One Carnival
For more than four decades Hackney has been finding good reasons to celebrate on the streets, and this year is no exception
Mixed messages from Notting Hill Carnival 2016
Pleasure and disappointment were evident in statements issued by London Notting Hill Carnival Enterprises Trust (LNHCET)
UK Calypso Monarch – G-String’s the King!
It was hot, it was ram-packed and it was loud with so much energy in the house on Thursday 25 August the Tabernacle was in danger of overloading the National Grid
Sunshine & Nadiva are unstoppable as they were crowned London Calypso...
The 2016 edition of the London Calypso Tent Groovy Soca competition took place last night at the Tabernacle in Ladbroke Grove
Jo Money and Terrah new UK Soca Monarchs
The much-anticipated final of the Soca News - UK Soca Monarch competition in association with Caribbean Reunion Club took place at the Scala in Kings Cross last night, Sunday 7 August
Recognise Notting Hill Carnival’s cultural status, demand campaigners
A petition is calling for Notting Hill Carnival to be added to a global register of “intangible cultural heritage”.
St Lucia Jazz Festival turns 25
Latin music will take pride of place at the St Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival 2016, with Marc Anthony headlining the event.
Remembering the Mangrove Nine
The National Archives (TNA) at Kew, south-west London, held a very successful free workshop on the Mangrove Nine on 28th January
Ah! Hard Rain preview
They stalked across the dry grass of the savannah, covering the ground in gigantic strides
Lyrikal says Don’t call him Skinny
They share a similar build, hairstyle and facial features.
Tate’s take on carnival misses the point
We’ve seen Carnival showcased in the Royal Opera House and the Victoria & Albert Museum
Carnival, by Ishmahil Blagrove – history and inspiration
For a world-renowned festival, Notting Hill Carnival has been poorly served...
Notting Hill Carnival book launch – creating harmony out of adversity
Book launches can be dry affairs, usually involving a thin crowd of rather bored people
St Vincent and the Grenadines celebrate 34th Year of Independence
St. Vincent & the Grenadines is a nation of 32 islands located between St. Lucia and Grenada
Death of a Hero
The subject of a film about a Trinidadian wartime flying ace who became a lawyer, TV producer, judge and diplomat, has died at the age of 96
Shooting a hero
Wartime flying ace, BBC producer, international adviser and distinguished diplomat – Ulric Cross certainly covered a lot of ground in his career
St Vincent & the Grenadines 33rd Year of Independence
The multi-island country of St Vincent and the Grenadines is a land of contrasts.
Rose for Dinner
It’s modern, shiny-metallic, stylish and still finding its feet.
Cleopatra cups the London Groovy Soca Monarch Title
She came, she sang, she conquered, London has a new groovy Soca Monarch in the shape of Cleopatra (Cleo Guiste).
Soca News – UK Soca Monarch 2010
The finals of the first ever UK Soca Monarch competition will take place this August. This event produced by Soca News will see a host of UK soca artists battling it out to be crowned UK Soca Monarch 2010; it is an opportunity for artists to showcase their talent on an appropriate platform, so that their music can be heard and appreciated.
Vivian Charlott Burkhardt, Miss Grenada World 2017
Vivian Charlott Burkhardt was crowned Miss Grenada World 2007 on March 31st....
Miss World Grenada
Recorded for the BBC Caribbean Service in August 2007 at Jenny’s Place,...
The Best of Explainer
In October calypsonian Explainer (Winston Henry), who recently returned to Trinidad...
