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TGIF! with Tawiah and Carnival this weekend
Just discovered Tawiah and the song below with its fantastic guitar riff (thanks Lus!). Enjoy it and have a wonderful weekend.
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Adjabel: an alternative carnival celebration (London)
This Sunday, London's Passing Clouds holds an alternative carnival celebration with the Vodoun funk of Adjabel.
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The African roots of Carnival
With Europe's largest street festival – the Notting Hill Carnival in London – on the horizon (and the New York Carnaval a week away), I thought I'd look at the African influences on one of the major celebrations throughout the Diaspora.