Carnival Special
Plenty of Bank Holiday Carnival flavours including the history of Carnival, the importance of traditional Mas bands and a dub heavy mix from the legendary Channel One Sound System
We can't take to the streets to celebrate Carnival this year. so we a bringing it direct to you!
Cultural historian Fiona Compton explores the history of Carnival and it's deep rooted connections that lead all the way back to slavery.
Flag Mas Band are one of the most-loved mas or masqerade groups at Notting Hill, they bring music, dancers and exquisite costumes every year. Eon Pyle tells us about the year-long passion that goes into being the best 'mas' band on the day.
Carnival heavy-hitters Channel One Sound System put together 30 mins of reggae, steppas and dub for us to skank towards the bank holiday with.
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Aretha Franklin
The House That Jack Built
- Atlantic.
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Doves
Prisoners
- Virgin EMI.
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Unlimited Touch
I Hear Music In The Streets
- Epic.
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The Streets
Has It Come To This?
- Locked On/679.
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Stylo G
Soundbwoy
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The Go! Team
Cookie Scene
- Memphis Industries.
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Mikey Dread
Parrot Jungle (Radio 1 Session, 23 Aug 1982)
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Manu Dibango
African Carnaval
- EMI.
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Dawn Penn
You Don't Love Me (Master Minded Remix)
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Bright Eyes
Mariana Trench
- Dead Oceans.
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Machel Montano & Kerwin Dubois
Possesed (Instrumental) (feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
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Alfred & St John's Trinidad & Tobago Steelband
The Bee's Melody
- Caribbean Romance Volume II.
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Sticky
Booo! (feat. Ms. Dynamite)
- Booo!.
- BMG.
- 18.
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Lagué Moin
- Celluloid.
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Blondie
Rapture
- Chrysalis.
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Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Falling Thunder
- Sub Pop Records.
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Ezra Collective
Dark Side Riddim
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Inner City
Big Fun
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Pearson Sound
Alien Mode
- Hessle Audio.
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Koffee
Toast
- Columbia.
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Janelle Monáe
Tightrope (feat. Big Boi)
- CD SINGLE.
- Bad Boy.
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Poppy Ajudha
Watermelon Man (Under The Sun)
- Decca/Blue Note.
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The Avalanches
Wherever You Go (feat. Jamie xx, Neneh Cherry & CLYPSO)
- EMI.
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Roy Ayers
Running Away
- Polydor.
Broadcast
- Fri 28 Aug 2020 13:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 6 Music