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NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL BAND LAUNCH COVERAGE 2019 Notting Hill Carnival Band Launchings Bacchanalia 2019 Band Launch "Alpha" | Part 2 Chocolate Nation Mas "Xtreme" | Part 2

2018 Notting Hill Carnival Band Launchings Euphoria Carnival "The Kingdom" Bacchanalia "Fluture" | Part 2 Colours Mas "Colours of Love" Chocolate Nation Mas "Hidden Treasures" | Part 2

2017 Notting Hill Carnival Band Launchings Euphoria Colours "Island Oasis" Chocolate Nation Mas "La Belle Amour"

2016 Notting Hill Carnival Band Launchings Chocolate Nation Mas "Joie De Vivre" Euphoria Carinval "Celebrating Life" TriniPosseUK "Deja Vu 10"

2015 Notting Hill Carnival Band Launchings Euphoria "Take Flight"

The Notting Hill Carnival has been taking place in London, on the last weekend in August, every year since 1965. This great festival began initially from the energies of Black immigrants from the Caribbean, particularly from Trinidad, where the Carnival tradition is very strong, and from people living locally who dreamed of creating a festival to bring together the people of Notting Hill, most of whom were facing racism, lack of working opportunities, and poor housing conditions resulting in a general suppression of good self-esteem.

Six disciplines go to make up the carnival as we know it today. Mas' (masquerade), Steelband, Calypso (political, social and satirical commentary, set to music), Soca (the traditional music of Carnival, a fusion of Soul and Calypso), Static Sound Systems, and Samba all play their part in the Carnival.

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