Nikki Lyons
Pioneer Participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. Theatrical designer. Dexter Kahn credits Lyons with introducing innovative materials to the mas scene. "People dont know this, but because Nikki ...
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Michael La Rose
Activist, author, researcher and lecturer. Wrote '40 Years of the Notting Hill Carnival'. "The Peoples War Carnival Band was created by Michael and Keith La Rose, whose father, John, founded the ...
Person, Community / Clubs, Education, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
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Dexter Khan
Carnival costume designer/maker. My name is Dexter Khan, I am from an organisation with the Carnival band called Cocoyea London. Were now in our 40th year in bringing costumes to Notting Hill Car...
Person, Community / Clubs, Craft / Design, Caribbean Islands
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Clary Salandy
Costume designer. Grew up in Trinidad in the 70s and moved to London aged 15 to study theatre design at college. In the mid 80s was selected to help with costumes for the Notting Hill Carnival Co...
Person, Community / Clubs, Craft / Design, Caribbean Islands
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Larry Forde
Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. Luther Oscar Larry Forde. Flamboyan Carnival Arts was formed in 1985 out of two other bands, by Gloria Cummins from Elimu and Larry Forde from Su...
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Vernon 'Fellows' Williams
Born in Trinidad and Tobago, emigrated to London in the 1960s initially to to study dentistry in Leeds which he ceased after a year, choosing to perform across Europe instead. For some years in th...
Person, Community / Clubs, Craft / Design, Dance, Music / songs, Caribbean Islands
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Rocky Byron
"... Notting Hill Carnival ... One of the oldest participants was 74-year-old Rocky Byron from Hackney who was dressed as a witch doctor following the Flamboyan float." " notable member of Flambo...
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Silma Faustine
In the early days of the Notting Hill Carnival being held on the streets Faustine led a band of masqueraders. From Dominica. Source: Notting Hill Carnival 2020.
Person, Community / Clubs, Craft / Design, Caribbean Islands
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Arthur Peters
Long-term member of the Mangrove Mas band and an important part of the Notting Hill Carnival. Died in or shortly before August 2016. Source: BuzzFeed.
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Peter Minshall
Trinidadian carnival artist. Born Guyana and grew up in Trinidad. Made his first costume aged 13. Came to London to train in theatre design at the Central School of Art and Design. One of the first...
Person, Art, Community / Clubs, Craft / Design, Dance, Caribbean Islands, South America
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