What do you get when you blend smooth, American jazz with the electrifying sights and sounds of Trinidad's Carnival? Well, thanks to Julliard-trained percussionist and composer Etienne Charles, ...

Nothing says Notting Hill Carnival like the streets of W1 coming alive with the sounds of dance hall, reggae, and calypso. More than two million people are set to turn up to west London in full force ...

London’s Notting Hill Carnival returns in eight weeks and Rampage Sound – one the festival’s great, if not greatest, sound systems – is celebrating its 30th anniversary by bringing Carnival Classics ...

This article originally appeared on Noisey UK. Going to Notting Hill Carnival nowadays, you’d be forgiven for overlooking the origins of the four day event. Distracted instead by the sea of empty ...

To me, Mardi Gras is a sacred day, so we don't play," says Quintron, of the duo Quintron and Miss Pussycat. "Actually, truth be told, we do play on Mardi Gras, our Lundi Gras show goes into the ...

From your first dance to your last, The Standard has your guide to all the after parties and sound systems at Notting Hill Carnival ...