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Don Letts: Carnival Chronicles

Don celebrates Carnival and reflects on his cultural and musical journey as the British-born son of Jamaicans who settled in the UK in 1954, as part of the Windrush generation.

Don is the British-born son of Jamaicans who settled in London in 1954, as part of the Windrush generation. He is a veteran of the Notting Hill Carnival and presents a special Bank Holiday show chronicling Carnival鈥檚 development and reflecting on pivotal moments in his own cultural and musical journey.

2 hours

Last on

Mon 29 Aug 2022 22:00

Music Played

  • Half Pint

    Greetings

  • Lord Kitchener

    London Is The Place For Me

    • Melodisc.
  • Tommy McCook & The Supersonics

    Reggae Merengue

    • Sanctuary.
  • Lord Creator

    Independent Jamaica

    • Out Of Many - 50 Years Of Reggae Music.
    • VP.
    • 1.
  • Millie

    My Boy Lollipop

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.
  • Tony Tribe

    Red Red Wine

    • Sanctuary Records Ltd.
  • Dave & Ansel Collins

    Double Barrel

    • Quality Television.
  • Scotty

    Draw Your Brakes

    • The Harder They Come.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 2.
  • Jimmy Cliff

    Many Rivers To Cross

    • Telstar.
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Trenchtown Rock (Live)

    • Live!.
    • Island Records.
    • 1.
  • The Upsetters

    Grumbling Dub

    • Mango Records.
  • The Pioneers

    Riot Inna Notting Hill

  • Jah Thomas

    Cricket Lovely Cricket

    • United Artists Records.
  • Linton Kwesi Johnson

    Forces of Victory

    • Forces Of Victory.
    • Island Records.
    • 7.
  • Sister Nancy

    Bam Bam

    • Techniques.
  • Musical Youth

    Pass The Dutchie

    • Young at Heart (Various Artists).
    • Reader's Digest.
  • Conroy Smith

    Dangerous

    • Redman International.
  • Johnny Osbourne

    Buddy Bye

    • Buddy Bye.
    • Jammy's Records.
  • 成人快手 T, Cocoa Tea & Shabba Ranks

    Pirates Anthem

    • Pirates Anthem.
    • Music Works Records.
  • Soul II Soul

    Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • Virgin.
  • Jah Screechy

    Walk & Skank

    • Walk & Skank.
    • Blacker Dread.
  • Conquering Lion

    Code Red

    • Congo Natty.
  • Chaka Demus & Pliers

    Tease Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Mango.
  • Beenie Man

    Dancehall Queen

    • Island Jamaica.
  • Doolally

    Straight From The Heart

    • Now 100 Hits: Forgotten 90s (Various Artists).
    • NOW.
    • 2.
  • Sticky

    Booo! (feat. Ms. Dynamite)

    • FFRR.
  • Sean Paul

    Gimme The Light

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Sugar Daddy

    Sweet Soca Music

    • Sequence Records.
  • Damian 鈥淛r. Gong鈥 Marley

    Welcome to Jamrock

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Island.
  • Toddla T

    Rice and Peas

    • Skanky Skanky.
    • Sony.
  • Bunji Garlin, Kubiyashi, Walshy Fire

    Chicken and Dumplin

    • Chicken and Dumplin.
    • Tidal.
  • Chronixx

    Here Comes Trouble

    • Overstand Entertainment.
  • Koffee

    Toast

    • Toast.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
    • 1.
  • Popcaan

    When Mi Party

    • TJ Records.
  • Pan Africanist's

    Elaine The Osaka Dancer

  • Junior Reid

    One Blood

    • Massive: Dance Hall Part 2.

Broadcast

  • Mon 29 Aug 2022 22:00