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To celebrate three decades of Rampage at Carnival, DJ Mag caught up with founder Mike Anthony to find out what the crew have in store, his favourite Notting Hill memories, and his hopes of Rampage receiving its well-earned flowers

Rampage has been part of Notting Hill Carnival’s sound since 1993, when DJ and founder Mike Anthony first took over London’s Colville Terrace, where he...

Linett Kamala surrounded by several participants in the sound system futures campaign

Notting Hill Carnival pioneer Linett Kamala has launched a new mentorship programme supporting women in sound system culture. 


The Original Sounds Collective, in collaboration with...

Notting Hill Carnival shares map of sound systems and live stages for 2023

Notting Hill Carnival has shared a map of the sound system and live stage locations for the upcoming 2023 festival.


The clickable directory via Google...

Claudia Jones, Notting Hill Carnival's "founding spirit", honoured with blue plaque in South London

Claudia Jones, a Trinidadian civil rights activist who organised London's first Caribbean carnival at St Pancras Town Hall in 1959, is set to be commemorated...

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Sound systems have driven the development of music in the UK, powered by hard work, passion and innovation. But preserving UK sound system culture, its knowledge and history, while also pushing it forward, is no easy task today. Ria Hylton traces its path through ska and reggae at blues dances in West Indian households, to soul, boogie, hip-hop and house in ’80s warehouses and at the Notting Hill Carnival, to nationwide tours and global popularity, and finds out how initiatives like the Sound System Futures Programme are seeking to secure its future 

It’s the Thursday before Notting Hill Carnival and Linett Kamala, board director of Europe’s biggest street party, is weaving through the streets of Kilburn. Her...

SoundSystem Futures - Ella Brolly at Kilburn CarniVale 2021 for Lin Kam Art

A new pilot programme wants to help educate and empower young talent to further UK sound system culture in the future. 


The Lin Kam Art...

Dennis Bovell, Shy One, more contribute to Carnival-themed cassette mix series

There's a new cassette mix series dedicated to the energy of London's Notting Hill Carnival.


The Carnival Lost Tapes comes from London-based label and DJ...

Set-times for Glastonbury 2022’s dance stages announced

Glastonbury has just revealed the complete schedule for its 2022 festival next month.


Ahead of the Worthy Farm festival's first edition since 2019, running from...

The event was recently cancelled for the second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Organisers of the Notting Hill carnival have launched a fund to ensure that the annual August event can go ahead next year, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced...

The board of Notting Hill Carnival Ltd. issued the statement today (18th June)

Notting Hill Carnival 2021 has been cancelled.

In a statement issued today (18th June), the board at London's Notting Hill Carnival announced that this year's...

The event will take place across four online channels throughout the bank holiday weekend

Notting Hill Carnival will be held online this year, with a full line-up of music and entertainment taking place over the course of the bank...

The West London event started in 1966

Notting Hill Carnival has been cancelled due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. It was due to take place on two days over August...

UK punk legend and iconic dub and reggae DJ Don Letts charts his ultimate Notting Hill Carnival tracks ahead of the annual festivities this weekend

Don Letts is a true legend of UK punk. A filmmaker, musician and DJ, the London-born icon has stood at the helm of the country’s...

UK house legend Ashley Beedle steps up with a supreme 60-minute mix as part of DJ Mag's Podcast series. We catch up with an incomparable...

Hey Ashley. How’s it going? How has your year been so far? What have been some highlights?

“It’s been a fantastic 18 months so far...

Petition comes after residents declare the festival “frightening”...

A petition has been launched to get Notting Hill Carnival recognised on the Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list after some residents feel the...

Full Out of Hand Line Ups

As the weekend of Notting Hill Carnival nears (August 24th-26th), the Out of Hand crew have announced their sideline party line ups.