AUGUST |
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Fri 05. |
London
Calypso Tent Opens
Celebrating 50 years of Mighty Tiger
£7.50 adv, £8 door, concession £7
Time : doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm
Tel : 020 7286 1656 |
Opening Night Review
Yaa Asantewaa Arts Centre, 1 Chppenham Mews
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Fri 05 |

International Carnival Showcase
hosted by Leicester Caribbean Carnival |
The Athena, Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1SA |
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Sat 06 |
Leicester
Caribbean Carnival |
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Sun 07 |
South London's big growing event starring Latin Carnival with
Float Parade & 5 music stages |
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Mon 08 |
Academia
do Samba The Best of Brazilian Music DJ Rodolfo Axe with Ramon
Live on stage - Paraiso Bateria & Dancers
7.30pm Free B4 9pm £3 after |
Bar Havana 17 Hanover Square London W1S 1HU
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Fri 12 |
London Calypso Tent
Explainer, The TnT Junior Monarch, Wen'D
(reigning UK Calypso Monarch), The Mighty Tiger, Alexander D
Great, Lord Cloak, Admiral Jack, Totally Talibah, Mighty
Explorer, Deloris Francis, Cleopatra, Helena B, Music Man, Peace
& Love, H1, Clivus, G String and others. |
Yaa Asantewaa Arts Centre, |
Mon 15 |
Academia do Samba The Best of
Brazilian Music DJ Rodolfo Axe with Ramon Live on stage -
Paraiso Bateria & Dancers
7.30pm Free B4 9pm £3 after |
Bar Havana 17 Hanover Square London W1S 1HU
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Wed 17 |
Tobago Crusoe, Skunky,
SW Storm, 2 Lees, Level Crew, Olatunji Yearwood, Sandra Grant,
Coco P plus many more |
Cherry Jam
58 Porchester Road London W2 |
Fri 19 |
London Calypso Tent
Supported by the 8-piece ABC Brass Band and The Soca
Inspirations.
MC Coco Payorl.
Price : £7.50 adv, £8 door, concession £7
Tel : 020 7286 1656
The Association of British Calypsonians also hosts calypso
workshops, guest appearances at Carnivals and shows around
Europe with feature performers from Trinidad and Tobago. |
Yaa Asantewaa Arts Centre, |
Sat
Aug 20 |
Grand Carnival Costume
Splash
Come and enjoy a great family day out. Entertainment face
painting mask making and the costume contest. *** Doors open 12
noon both day. Sat Aug 20th is Children showcase *****
All tickets
from Alexandria Palace £10.00 adults £3 for kids Info: 07913 702
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Alexandra Palace, . |
Sat Aug 20 |

Shurwayne Winchester
From Trinidad & Tobago, the Road March King of 2004 -
The Band Coming and 2005 - Dead Or Alive. As Soca
Monarch Runner-up in 2005 he is now a bonafide Soca superstar
Denise
Belfon famous for 1995 TnT Carnival anthem
Kakalaylay Some say her middle name is "Saucy
Wow" |
SE One Club, Weston Street, London |
Sun Aug 21st |
Grand
Carnival Costume Splash, .
Adults
showcase of masquerade
costumes that will appear at the Notting Hill Carnival, hosted
by the Notting Hill Mas Bands Association*****
All tickets
from Alexandria Palace £10.00 adults £3 for kids Info: 07913 702
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Alexandra Palace, Wood Green |
Mon 22 |
Dominguinhos do Estacio at
Academia do Samba One of Rio's greatest puxadors singing live on
stage with Paraiso Bateria & Dancers, DJ Rodolfo, Axe with
Ramon, ,
on stage - Paraiso Bateria & Dancers
7.30pm Free B4 9pm £3 after |
7:30pm at
Bar Havana, 17 Hanover Square London W1S 1HUMultimap |
Thu 25 |
London Calypso Tent
Calypso Monarch
Finals |
Yaa Asantewaa Arts Centre, 1 Chppenham Mews |
Fri Aug 26th |
ABC
London Calypso Tent
Yaa Asantewaa Arts Centre,.
Doors open at 7pm and the show
begins at 8pm.
Trinidad born Explainer aka Winston Henry.
Best known for his hit single Lorraine, which reached number 35
in the UK charts, Explainer has more than 30 years of musical
experience under his belt and is considered one of the world's
top Calypsonians |
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Fri 26th |
poisonuk.com
presents
Machel Montano & Xtatik, Destra Garcia &
Atlantik, Shal Marshall, Maximus Dan, Jamsey P, Doug E. Fresh
£25 - £35 in advance, £40 at the door, £50
V.I.P.
Time : 9pm till 2am
Tel : 020 7609 4545 |
The Forum, 9 - 17 Highgate Road, Kentish
Town, London, NW5
The concert will be
broadcasted on Radio One and subsequently aired on 1xtra BBC
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Sat 27th |
Junior Calypso in the Park |
Powis Square
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Sat 27th
6pm onward |
The 2005 National Panorama
Championship
Ten of the UK's top steelbands, each comprising between 40
and 75 musicians, compete for the title 'National Champions of
Steel'.
The event is jointly hosted by the British Association of
Steelbands and the London Notting Hill Carnival Ltd. |
More
about the Pan orchestras
Emslie Horniman's
Pleasance Park, Kensal Road, London, W10 |
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Sun 28.
6am to 9am |
J'Ouvert
starts at 6am at the junction of Ladbroke Grove and Kensal Road,
five steelbands participate in a procession to mark the official
opening of the 2005 Notting Hill Carnival |
2005 Carnival Transit Planner |
Sun 28 |
Nottinghill Carnival Children's Day
Carnival Route has remained the same
Annual Carnival Extravaganza |
2005 Carnival Transit Planner |
Sun 28
2pm - 6.30pm |
Live World Music Stage
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Powis Square |
Mon 29 |
Caribbean Showcase new for the Bank Holiday and produced by the
Mayor's Office. A family-friendly environment promoting
Caribbean arts culture enterprise and cuisine. [more] |
12pm - 7pm FREE
North Hyde Park
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Mon 29. |
Nottinghill Carnival Adults
Day
Carnival Route has remained the same |
Notting Hill Transit
2005 Carnival
Transit Planner |
Mon 29. |
Live World Music Stage
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Powis Square |