Issue 433 27 August 2018 - Hackney Council
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Issue 433 27 August 2018
Dancers and performers from 28 groups will take part in this year’s Hackney Carnival on Sunday, 9 September Photo: Mezzini
FEATHERS, sequins, booming takes about four hours to travel around by legendary Jamaican reggae star Children and families can enjoy a to celebrate Hackney.”
beats and deft dance routines by the borough (See inside for route map). Earl 16. Carnival fun in Ridley Road, free play area in Gillett Square, from Hackney Carnival is delivered by the
over 1,000 performers will take As well as spectacular costumes and Dalston, is set to feature food stalls and 12noon to 6pm, featuring a pop- Council in partnership with Transport
the borough’s streets by storm dancing at the Council-run event, there five sound systems: Solution Sound up playground. While in Town Hall for London, Shoreditch Town Hall,
on Sunday, 9 September, with the will be seven sound systems and live System, NTS Live, First Class Sound, Square, the Hackney Playbus will Global Carnivalz and Hackney Walk.
return of Hackney Carnival. music from around the world as part Jah Prophecy, and Dubson Sounds be parked alongside a play road for
The main attraction will be a colourful of an all-day carnival extravaganza. (See back page for details). youngsters on bikes. MORE INFO
parade featuring 28 carnival groups The exciting programme of There are also two sound systems Cllr Guy Nicholson, Cabinet Member
from Hackney and as far afield as entertainment starts at 12noon and in new areas: Eldica Records, in with responsibility for arts and culture, For more info, visit: www.
Bolivia. This year’s parade entries runs until 8pm, involving different Bradbury Street, Dalston; and said: “The countdown to Hackney hackney.gov.uk/carnival
have been inspired by the theme parts of the borough in the family- Faggamuffin Bloc Party, in Bohemia Carnival 2018 is on. It is a grassroots Follow Hackney Carnival on
Facebook. Tweet and share
‘iconic Hackney’. friendly, party atmosphere. Place, Hackney Central. This will be celebration of our community and this photos on the day using
The procession is due to start from There will be a live music stage in the carnival’s first ever sound system year is set to be the biggest yet, with #HackneyCarnival
Queensbridge Road at 1.30pm and Gillett Square, Dalston, headlined run by queer people of colour. 1,000 performers taking to the streets
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HERE’S lots of ways that Queensbridge Road. It will then junction between Queensbridge have also been carnival-themed carnival and it’s special since it
people can participate make its way north, turning right and Richmond Road at about workshops for residents to make comes directly from the people
in this year’s Hackney onto Richmond Road, and then 5pm (See map below). decorations and costumes for of Hackney. The carnival has a
Carnival, the most left along Mare Street towards Local young people are also the event, including St Joseph’s lovely community feel. Everyone,
important being to cheer on Hackney Town Hall, where the getting involved by helping to Hospice and the Hackney young and old, gets involved.
the parade and get involved in carnival judging point will be. produce a live stream of the Caribbean Elders Association. “As well as the amazing
celebrations across the borough. This is where the parade groups 90-minute procession as it The event’s Creative Director, costumes and dancing, the best
Spectators can line the make an extra special effort to moves past the judging point – Pax Nindi (pictured above), thing about Hackney Carnival is
route from 1.30pm when the shine. The parade then heads up on the Hackney Live platform – said: “There is no doubt that that it brings everyone together
procession is due to start from Amhurst Road, down Dalston for a world wide web audience. Hackney Carnival has become to have fun and discover each
the bridge over Regent’s Canal in Lane, and finishes back at the Throughout the summer, there the country’s best, fast growing other’s cultures.”
THEME IN CARNIVAL
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Cecilia Rd
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Each year participating groups Gillett
Square
devise their own well researched
themes, before creating costumes, Bradbury St
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musical arrangements and dance Ridley Rd
routines. It is these themes that
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shape each group’s parade entry.
Kingsland
Some of the band leaders go as
Dalst
far afield as Trinidad or Brazil to
research their themes and source Dalston La
materials. Themes can be political,
historical or just plain fun. See how
Dalston
many you can work out this year. Junction
Kingsland Rd
Procession
ends here d
Richmond R
Key
Procession Route
Sounds and Stages
Queensbridge Rd
Judging Point
Sound System
Live Stage
Kids Play Area
Market Stalls
Toilets
Wheelchair Access Procession
Lost Children starts here
THE HISTORY OF CARNIVAL
IN HACKNEY Regents
Canal
Carnival in Hackney dates back to the early
1970s, with the first ever one believed to be the
Street Carnival Theatre in De Beauvoir, organised
by African and Caribbean community centre
Centerprise in 1973. The current carnival format
dates from 2008, when 15 bands came together
with Hackney Council, facilitated by Pax Nindi, to
develop Hackney One Carnival to mark the 2012
Games. By 2016, the annual event had simplified
its name to Hackney Carnival.
THE FOOD
In some cultures, carnival was
The Council sets aside a budget to support local the last chance for people
carnival groups to produce their costumes. The to eat well before religious
groups also meet four times a year to feedback fasting. Today this tradition
on the event and input into its direction. After the means there are often plentiful
main event in September, there is a ceremony food stalls at carnival, offering
to announce the winners of various fiercely a chance for people to taste
contested Hackney Carnival awards and to fare from around the world.
celebrate the achievements of local groups. Hackney Carnival is no
different, and Ridley Road will
www.hackney.gov.uk have loads of stalls, so tuck in.
THE MUSIC 27 August 2018 3
Music is an integral part of the carnival experience. It’s
a chance for all different styles to mix together. There
will be samba beats, RnB, steel-pan bands, traditional
African drumming – and that’s just the music of the
procession. Don’t miss out on the seven sound systems
and live music stage.
Narrow Way
Am
THE DANCING
hu A Senegalese lion man will
on La Hackney rst
Downs Rd stalk the carnival procession in
a traditional dance from West
Africa, while bells peal out from
Hackney the shoes of a Bolivian band as
Central Bohemia
Place they dance in time. There will also
be choreographed routines to the
latest Rihanna hits and the chance
Mare St
Wilton Way
for audiences to dance the day
Town
Hall away at seven sound systems and
a live music stage.
La
Reading
London
Fields
Full details of
carnival road
closures can be THE COSTUMES
found at: www.
From handmade tie-dye tops to gloriously
hackney.gov.uk/
feathered headdresses, carnival has a
carnival
wide variety of costumes representing
cultures and countries from across the
world. See if you can spot African prints
from Ghana or the brightly coloured
feathered headdresses of Caribbean and
Latin American groups.
WHAT IS CARNIVAL?
The origin of the word carnival comes from the Italian ‘carnevale’
derived from the Latin carnem (meat) and levare (remove). It is a
traditional Christian celebration which marks the beginning of Lent,
the period of 40 days before Easter during which no meat is eaten.
Generally carnival is a public celebration, typically held outdoors
and involving stalls, entertainment, and processions. There are
many different types of carnival, celebrated in different styles and at
different times of the year in countries across the world, including
the Caribbean, Latin America and most of Europe.
Hackney Carnival is special because it is created by the local
community, blending the multicultural styles of carnival together in
one big celebration of Hackney.
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Gillett Square live
stage programme
A
S part of carnival, organisers programme a host of musical talent
for a live stage in Gillett Square, Dalston. This year, there will be
more local bands alongside headline act, legendary reggae star Earl
16, who has enjoyed over 30 years in the business and is one of the
most respected and loved reggae artists around the globe.
VISUAL MINISTRY GOSPEL SCRAPPY This year’s
carnival group
CHOIR 2pm
12noon Since his debut in 2005,
running order
One of the UK’s finest gospel Monserrat-born Scrappy has
groups, the Visual Ministry Gospel consistently released hits year on
Choir kicks off the programme year, making him one of the most
with powerfully dynamic and popular soca artists in UK. 1 VIP Carnival Bus
life-affirming songs. 2 UFO Steel Band
M2K ENTERTAINMENT
DJ GREEN PAPI 2.45pm 3 Carnival Elders Float
12noon-3pm One of the most entertaining
DJ Green Papi brings an duos on the radio, spinning the 4 Blema Dancers
eclectic selection of mainstream best of Afrobeat, Kenrick and 5 Caporales San Simon
danceable beats, seasoned with Ryan (inset) are coming back
the heady essence of his Cuban/ in Gillett Square due to
6 Mandinga Arts
KASAI MASAI EARL 16 7 Unity No Nonsense
Caribbean roots. popular demand.
5.15pm 6.15pm
BAYTREES AFROSPOT ALL STARS Kasaï Masaï will bring the Legendary reggae star Earl 16 8 Pan Vibes
1pm 3.30pm traditional sound of remote (pictured above) is in Dalston 9 People of Paradise
Baytrees are a four-piece electric Afrospot All Stars are all about Congolese villages to Dalston’s for one night only! The cracked
groove band from Brixton, the joyous sound of highlife, the town centre, marrying vintage falsetto of his voice makes him
10 Urban Touch
formerly known as The Thirst. indigenous, authentic dance music grooves with contemporary dance an unforgettable artist and has 11 Iconic Hackney Group
of West Africa, infusing the rhythms music. Expect an innovative fusion established him as a major figure (Hackney Council Staff)
CHANEL BROWN
of Togo, Ghana and Benin with of old and new, rural and urban, in reggae and contemporary
AKA BITTASWEET83
jazz influences. and, of course, irresistible beats. dance scenes. 12 Jun Mo Generation
1.40pm
Chanel Brown aka BittaSweet COMMUNITY HI FI BELLY TO BELLY DJ EXPLOSION 13 Dende Samba Reggae
(pictured inset) is an aspiring SOUND SYSTEM DJ SOUND SYSTEM DJ 7.30PM 14 GAHU Dramatics
singer, songwriter, model and 4.15pm 6pm A final set from all the DJs
actress. For this year’s carnival Hackney’s very own Belly to Belly who have played earlier sets,
15 Yaram Lions
DJs from Community Hi Fi Sound
she will be delivering some of System will be spinning some Sound System will be playing showcasing different genres 16 Paracarnical CIC
her best tunes and says she can’t serious roots reggae from the late 70s and early 80s roots including roots reggae, Afrobeat, 17 Paraiso School of Samba
wait to bless the stage. past and special dubplates. reggae on vinyl. dub and world music.
18 Heritage Social Arts
19 Soca Sagaboys
20 Jamboulay Carnival Arts
21 Dimensions London
22 Tropical Isles
23 Soca Massive
24 Peace In The Street Network
25 Notting Hill CAMF Troupe
26 Elimu Mas Band NHC Float 2
27 NHC Float 3
28 The Crib
Tun up sounds
1. S olution Sound System 5. Dubson Sounds
Roots, reggae and dub; Drum’n’ bass;
Ridley Road, Dalston. Ridley Road, Dalston.
2. NTS Radio 6. Bradbury Street Party
Carnival celebrations are traditionally famous for the sound Sound System
Urban, RnB, reggae, soca;
systems and DJ collectives that can be as big a draw as the World music and reggae;
Ridley Road, Dalston.
parade itself. This year, Hackney Carnival is pleased to present Bradbury Street, Dalston.
it’s biggest, and most diverse, line-up of sound systems ever. 3. F irst Class Sound 7. F aggamuffin Bloc Party
Most are based in the Dalston area, but new kid on the block 70s dub, old and new reggae; Bashment, dancehall, grime,
Faggamuffin Bloc Party, in Hackney Central, looks set to Ridley Road, Dalston. soca, calypso, RnB, hip hop, UK
make history as the carnival’s first ever sound system run and 4. J ah Prophecy funky, Jersey club and future
curated by queer people of colour. Roots reggae; beats; Bohemia Place,
Why not see if you can check them all out in one day... Ridley Road, Dalston. Hackney Central.
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