Notting Hill Carnival: Last News

Notting Hill Carnival and Glastonbury have teamed up together for a new collaboration in the Block9 area of the festival.Block9, the legendary “late-night” area of Glastonbury are creating a ‘home base’ for the Notting Hill carnival crew in their Block9 East field. Carnival processions will tour the Festival site and feature acts including The Mangrove Steelband.A statement about the collaboration added: “DJ’s from Carnival bands also join the troupe to play on the world’s first 100% green electric carnival float.

Hak Baker has spoken to NME about his single ‘Windrush Baby’, sound system culture and why he thinks pirate radio won’t be returning.The East Londoner has been championed for his introspective take on music, culminating in the release of his debut album ‘Worlds Ends FM’ back in June. The album followed Baker’s highly acclaimed 2017 debut EP ‘Misfits’, the 2021 EP ‘Misled’ and his recent ‘Babylon’ mixtape.This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Windrush Generation, a group of Afro-Caribbeans who migrated to Britain in the ‘40s in the hope of better opportunities.

Notting Hill Carnival 2023 has started – as the event reveals plans to celebrate 50 years since sound systems were introduced.50 years ago, Trinidadian Leslie “Teacher” Palmer MBE invited the first ever sound systems and the first official Mas bands to the event. With ‘Mas’ being short for masquerade, the bands brought costumes, masks and other art elements that were popular at carnivals across the globe.

supports HTML5 videoIt was only a matter of time before Chet Hanks reacted to Adele’s saucy Jamaican bikini photo and, well, he’s delivered. Adele, 32, has caused quite a stir with an Instagram photo of her rocking Bantu knots and a bikini with the Jamaican flag in celebration of London’s Notting Hill Carnival which was cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. While fans think the Rolling In The Deep singer looks fire, others have accused the star of cultural appropriation. But Chet, whose father is Hollywood icon Tom Hanks, clearly has nothing but praise for Adele’s latest snap and caught wind of the memes floating on social media of him and the pop star as a Jamaican culture-loving couple. In an Instagram video, Chet blasts

Adele got the Internet talking late last night, August 30, after sparking a cultural appropriation conversation.The Hello singer, 32, posted a photo to her Instagram account wearing a Jamaican flag print bikini top, leggings and had her hair in a style known as bantu knots.Adele posted the photo in support of Notting Hill Carnival – an annual festival in London typically led by the West Indian community, and a big celebration of black and black British culture – which was cancelled this year.In the caption for her photo, Adele wrote: ‘Happy what would be Notting Hill Carnival my beloved London.’While some praised Adele and her message of support for Notting Hill Carnival, others have accused her of cultural appropriation, with the hairstyle

Adele has divided fans as she donned a Jamaican flag bikini top and Bantu knots to celebrate what would have been the Notting Hill Carnival this weekend.The Hello hitmaker, who was raised in Tottenham, London, but is based in Los Angeles, uploaded a shot of herself in perhaps what would have been her festival getup, had the iconic west London celebration not been cancelled for the first time in its 50-year history.Notting Hill Festival – which celebrates Caribbean and Black culture in the UK – moved online this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, however that didn’t stop many from dressing up and celebrating from afar.

Adele wearing a traditional African hairstyle while marking what would have been the day of Notting Hill Carnival has divided opinion on social media. The 32-year-old chart-topping superstar posted a picture of her wearing a Jamaican flag string bikini to mark the annual festival, which has gone online this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Levi Roots has joked that he is Notting Hill Carnival’s “sexy cheerleader”, ahead of the event being held online this weekend.

Notting Hill Carnival will be held online this year – you can see the line-up for 2020’s event below.Back in May, carnival organisers announced it would change to an online format due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The virtual incarnation – ‘Notting Hill Carnival: Access All Areas’ – will see performances and entertainment streamed across four channels over the bank holiday weekend from August 29. Viewers can register for in advance here.With the support of Spotify, which is acting as an official partner for the 2020 celebrations, the event’s organisers will launch a dedicated microsite to host the weekend’s festivities.

Notting Hill Carnival has unveiled its virtual celebration plans for 2020.Back in May, carnival organisers announced it would change to an online format for the first time in its 54 year history following the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Now, a virtual incarnation of the event – ‘Notting Hill Carnival: Access All Areas’ – will be be streamed across four channels which viewers can register for in advance here.Spotify is also teaming up with the carnival to launch a dedicated microsite which will highlight the importance of carnival culture to the UK.