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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.

2 hours

Last on

Fri 28 Aug 2020 13:00
Â鶹Éç Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Aretha Franklin

    The House That Jack Built

    • Atlantic.

  • Doves

    Prisoners

    • Virgin EMI.

  • Unlimited Touch

    I Hear Music In The Streets

    • Epic.

  • The Streets

    Has It Come To This?

    • Locked On/679.

  • Stylo G

    Soundbwoy

  • The Go! Team

    Cookie Scene

    • Memphis Industries.

  • Mikey Dread

    Parrot Jungle (Radio 1 Session, 23 Aug 1982)

  • Manu Dibango

    African Carnaval

    • EMI.

  • Dawn Penn

    You Don't Love Me (Master Minded Remix)

  • Bright Eyes

    Mariana Trench

    • Dead Oceans.

  • Machel Montano & Kerwin Dubois

    Possesed (Instrumental) (feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo)

  • Alfred & St John's Trinidad & Tobago Steelband

    The Bee's Melody

    • Caribbean Romance Volume II.

  • Sticky

    Booo! (feat. Ms. Dynamite)

    • Booo!.
    • BMG.
    • 18.

  • °­²¹²õ²õ²¹±¹â€™

    Lagué Moin

    • Celluloid.

  • Blondie

    Rapture

    • Chrysalis.

  • Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

    Falling Thunder

    • Sub Pop Records.

  • Ezra Collective

    Dark Side Riddim

  • Inner City

    Big Fun

    • PARADISE.
    • 10 Records.

  • Pearson Sound

    Alien Mode

    • Hessle Audio.

  • Koffee

    Toast

    • Columbia.

  • Janelle Monáe

    Tightrope (feat. Big Boi)

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Bad Boy.

  • Poppy Ajudha

    Watermelon Man (Under The Sun)

    • Decca/Blue Note.

  • The Avalanches

    Wherever You Go (feat. Jamie xx, Neneh Cherry & CLYPSO)

    • EMI.

  • Roy Ayers

    Running Away

    • Polydor.

Broadcast

  • Fri 28 Aug 2020 13:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio 6 Music