Showing posts with label Notting Hill Carnival 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Notting Hill Carnival 2011. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
UNSTOPPABLE IS SOLD OUT!
Monday, July 18, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
UNSTOPPABLE LAUNCH 2
Cocoyea will have there 2nd launch today and Addicted will be there too, so if you feel like a little lime later ...
Thursday, July 14, 2011
EVERYTHING IS A REMIX.
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| Even the Christian Iconography of the Madonna and Child is a remix of Isis and Horus |
In mas we have a saying
that goes something like this, “nothing in mas is new”, and that is because if
you’ve been around long enough there are always going to be elements in a presentation
that you have seen before, because like they also say “nothing in mas is really
original”. (It’s all been done before one way or another)
Back in the days when
the Island mix Carnival Central forum was indeed a focal point for carnivalist
around the world to gather, the term re-mix was used to describe a costume
design that was obviously heavily influenced by a design of a previous year,
and as a critic in mas like most Trini’s
cries of ‘I’ve seen that already’, or ‘bring something new’ came from
just about everywhere and can still be heard on the streets and on the web
today, if only because criticism, like mas and calypso, is also a socio/cultural
expression of Trini people.
However, any student of
the mas game that understands that nothing in mas is truly original or even
understands that once you cover a theme that has been covered before, similar
paths can and will be taken to get there will also understand what separates
one costume from the other.
“It’s not what you do; it’s the way that you do it, that’s what get’s results”
Any way I came across
this fantastic series of videos by Kirby
Ferguson entitled “Everything is a remix” it’s highly informative, and if properly
understood, can help many a want to be
designer out there to develop not only your design skills but also develop your
themes, so pay attention as Mr Ferguson takes you to class!
Enjoy!
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Monday, June 13, 2011
ADDICTED 'UNLEASH' THEIR SECTION PICS ON FACEBOOK.
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| 'Unstoppable' the Addicted Mas section. |
Last year Addicted brought the ‘Chaos’ section in Cocoyea and are set to appear in the Cocoyea band launch this year.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Paraiso School of Samba: 10 Years of Paraiso, for N.H.C 2011
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| Comissão de Frente |
Paraiso School of Samba is a dance percussion band that have been parading the streets of Notting Hill for 10 years now, and with that in mind Paraiso’s theme for Notting Hill Carnival 2011 is ‘10 years of Paraiso.’ Last year Paraiso were voted by judges to be the best large band on the road and the best Samba band, which in my opinion makes them the 2010 band of the year, and this was not the first time for them either they first did the damage in 2005 the first Samba band in the then 41 year history of the N.H.C. to do so.
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| Penta |
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| Passista (male) |
This year Paraiso celebrate 10 fantastic years of existence in the Notting Hill Carnival,10 meteoric years when you look at the track record in comparison to that of West Indian Bands some of which have a much longer history.
Paraiso also boast on their site a fantastic claim
“The newspapers voted overwhelmingly for Paraiso - 80% of all carnival pictures in the national and London papers were of Paraiso”
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| The Voice 2009. |
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| The London Paper 26 Aug 2008 |
So if one Samba band can claim 80 percent of carnival coverage by the press , who gets the other 20 percent?
There are lessons to learn people.
My question is what exactly are the West Indian based bands learning if anything at all?
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
LONDON SCHOOL OF SAMBA: NHC 2011, "Ze Malandro and the Forty Thieves"
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| designed by Fred Turka. |
The London School of Samba’s presentation for Notting hill carnival 2011 is called the ‘Ze Malandro and the Forty Thieves’ the launch was on the 8th of May, but details on the theme and the designs are available on their website.
The theme is a fantastic one, influenced by stories such as ‘The Arabian Nights’, Sinbad the Sailor Aladdin and Ali-Baba and the forty Thieves, this story according to LSS is
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| Baianas |
With 26 years of history in the N.H.C it seems like it was not until the late 1990’s that the samba schools started making a serious impact on the streets of the Notting Hill Carnival now you can’t google Notting Hill Carnival and not see photos of the samba schools dominating at least the top 10 spots in images, like I always said you can’t beat the Brazilians at their own game. The profile of the Samba Schools are undoubtedly on the rise as the creativity and numbers of mas bands seem to be on the decline for various reasons.
Take a look at some the sections, the designs by Marianne & Nicola of Vortex Creates there is much more to their mas than the minimal formula even we are still minimising on.
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| Comissão de Frente |
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| Indios |
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| Mestre Sala and Porta Bandeira |
Last year with their presentation of ‘Gods Myths, and Monsters’, the LSS came second in the Samba School category and 4th overall, and that’s out of 42 bands according to their website, truly a force to reckon with.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Band Launches on the way
With bands kicking of Notting Hill Carnival with some early launches it seems like the rest of the fraternity has been caught sleeping without a clue. But it seems like all that will change come this weekend when both Burrokeets in East London and Geneses in West launch their 2011 presentations on the Fri 27th and Sat 28th respectively.
Genesis will be presenting ‘Myths and Treasure beneath the sea ‘at the Blag Club 222 Kensal Road W10. Judgeing by the flyers Genesis seems to upgrading their look and approach to mas lets see how they handle the theme this year. 
Burrokeets will be on the 27th of May at the ‘So Nice Bar’ 883-887 Lea Bridge Road London E17 9DS. The flyer does not mention the name of the presentation, but by the look of the flyer it’s going to be another ocean theme. I cant wait to see the approach of these two established bands.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
UNSTOPPABLE: Culture Unleashed. The Addicted Mas Section for N.H.C 2011
The Specialist Entertainment Mas division ADDICTED have released their second promo video clip giving us a look at the theme behind the mas and from here it looks HEAVY!
check it out...
The Addicted mas section presents 'Unstoppable: Culture Unleashed'.
This video clip highlights the journey carnival culture has taken from the West coasts of Africa, to the Barrack yards and streets of Trinidad and Tobago, to the streets of Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove West London , England.
It also gives just a glimpse of what West Indians faced before Carnival was introduced to the British society.
From Africa, to slave ships, to Emancipation.
From Immigration, to Social Rejection, and open aggression.
A CULTURE IS UNLEASHED
From Police oppression, to cultural proliferation.
Carnival culture is...
UNSTOPPABLE.
For more info contact the Addicted Team at specialistevents@gmail.com
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Bacchanalia Present: ALTEREGO: For Notting Hill Carnival 2011
The bandleaders for Bacchanalia are Kelly and Andrew Rajpaulsingh - both who have been involved in carnival for over 18 years and are dedicated to keeping the carnival culture alive and improving. We want to raise the profile of carnival and all the elements associated with it - from what carnival is to making the mas, the history of carnival and the true mas men of our generation, costumes and more...
For the hardcore carnivalists in Bacchanalia, this is what you been waiting for: PREMIUM LEADER (FRONTLINE COSTUMES) WILL BE OPEN FOR VIEWING AND BOOKING FROM 9PM at the launch on Saturday. Deposits for all costumes :premium sections and premium leaders are £80. When it gone, it gone....http://www.baccmas.com// for tickets to the launch of the season!!
Friday, April 08, 2011
ADDICTED for Nottinghill 2011: UNSTOPPABLE
After leaving a teaser trailer before Trinidad’s carnival in March, the section ADDICTED has released the designs and name of their Notting hill Carnival 2011 presentation UNSTOPPABLE. While details on the section or band launch dates have yet to be released, word on the grape vine is that costumes are already being paid down for based on the designs that seem receiving growing approval from their masqueraders.
As always I will keep you in the loop with future updates on ADDICTED.
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