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Notting Hill Carnival

The largest Street Festival in Europe

Notting Hill It is an area in London, close to the north-western corner of Kensington Gardens. It is known for the Notting Hill Carnival, Portobello Road Market and the film of Julia Robert.

HistoryThe Caribbean had his first carnival in

1833 in Trinidad to celebrate that slavery was abolished.

During the 1950s people from Caribbean came to Great Britain to work.

In 1958 there was violence between white people and black people in the Notting Hill area in west of London.

Notting Hill Carnival

It Take place at every August Bank Holiday weekend in the streets of west London.

It always took place at Notting Hill Gate since 1964.

Mix of styles:

Calypso.Soca.Masquerade.Steelpan.Static Sound Systems.

Notting Hill Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival

Calypso

Afro-Caribbean music.

Notting Hill Carnival

Soca

A fusion of soul music and calypso.

Notting Hill Carnival

Masquerade

Mass bands, or costumed processions and floats.

Notting Hill Carnival

Steelpan

A traditional Trinidadian instrument.

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Static Sound Systems

Positioned around the Carnival area provide the perfect setting for DJ’s to show their stuff. From Latin jazz, reggae and garage to hip hop and drum ‘n’ bass.

Notting Hill CarnivalPlanning

Saturday: The festival begin to live with the top steel pan players competition in Hyde Park. Sunday: Steelbands participate in a procession to mark the official opening of the Notting Hill Carnival. Revellers daub paint and mud on themselves. It is a day for children and family. Monday: The main parade take place,this day is for adults.

Notting Hill Carnival

Route

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century.century.

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regarded as the most regarded as the most

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remarkable". More remarkable". More

than 30,000 people than 30,000 people

responded to the responded to the

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Alexander Fleming Alexander Fleming

(London, 1851-1955)(London, 1851-1955)Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell

(Edimburgo, 1847-1922)(Edimburgo, 1847-1922)

Tony Blair Tony Blair

(Edimburgo, 1953-(Edimburgo, 1953-Nowadays)Nowadays)

Charles Dickens Charles Dickens (Portsmouth, 1812-(Portsmouth, 1812-

1870)1870)

Charles Darwin Charles Darwin

(Shrewsbury, 1809-1882)(Shrewsbury, 1809-1882)

Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin

(London, 1889-1977)(London, 1889-1977)

Statue in LondonStatue in London

David Beckham David Beckham

(London, 1975-(London, 1975-Nowadays)Nowadays)

Horatio Nelson Horatio Nelson

(Burnham Thorpe, 1758-1805)(Burnham Thorpe, 1758-1805)

Nelson column in Trafalgar Nelson column in Trafalgar SquareSquare

Isaac Newton Isaac Newton (Lincolnshire(Lincolnshire, 1642-1727)1642-1727)

Statue at the Statue at the Oxford Oxford

University University Museum of Museum of

Natural HistoryNatural History

Freddy Mercury Freddy Mercury (Stone Town, 1946-1991) (Stone Town, 1946-1991) Statue overlooking Lake Statue overlooking Lake Geneva in SwitzerlandGeneva in Switzerland

Jane Austen Jane Austen

(Steventon, 1775-1817)(Steventon, 1775-1817)

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J. K. Rowling J. K. Rowling

(South Gloucestershire, 1965-(South Gloucestershire, 1965-nowadays)nowadays)

Oliver Cromwell (Huntingdon, 1599-Oliver Cromwell (Huntingdon, 1599-1658)1658)

Statue in Palace of WestminsterStatue in Palace of Westminster

John Lennon (Liverpool, 1940-1980)John Lennon (Liverpool, 1940-1980)

Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking (Oxford, 1942-(Oxford, 1942-

nowadays)nowadays)

Diana Spencer, Lady Di Diana Spencer, Lady Di (Norfolk, 1961-1997)(Norfolk, 1961-1997)

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare

(Avon, 1564-1616)(Avon, 1564-1616)

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Winston Churchill Winston Churchill

(Oxfordshire, 1864-1965)(Oxfordshire, 1864-1965)

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