From ‘old people music’ to owning the streets: 60 years of Notting Hill carnival and me

M y earliest memories of the are of being mildly irritated. In its 1960s infancy, the event was strictly a Caribbean affair, transplanted to Ladbroke Grove as authentically as was practical. Its purpose was as obvious as its origins: giving Caribbean arrivals a chance to celebrate themselves by brin...

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