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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Ashton 'Tailor' Charles
Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. "Trinidadian costume-maker Ashton Charles began creating traditional 'fancy sailor' costumes for children." Source: The Standard. NH Carnival ldn...
Person, Community / Clubs, Craft / Design, Caribbean Islands
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Randolph Baptiste
Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. Co-founder of the Ebony Steelband in the late 1960s and founder of the Stardust Mas and Pan Band in 1983. Also a maker of carnival costumes. Deceas...
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Pedro Burgess
A pan player at the Notting Hill Carnival starting in the 1960s. Sources: Pan Podium, Pan Podium 3
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Peter Joseph
At the source this photo is captioned "Peter Joseph, pictured centre, leads the Les Flambeaux steel band at Notting Hill Carnival in 1968. Title: Les Flambeaux, Creator: Fitz Piper, Date created: 1...
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Ralph Cherrie
Bass/steel pan player, one of the many founders of the Notting Hill Carnival. c.1966 he and his brother Max Cherrie joined the Russ Henderson Steel Band. Father of steel pan player, Mark Cherrie. ...
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Ali Pretty
"Designed three winning bands for Notting Hill Carnival in 1998, 1999 and 2004". "Ali founded Kinetika in 1997 after an established career in carnival arts and a growing commitment to community en...
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Claire Holder
"Dr. Claire Holder is from Trinidad. A Notting Hill Resident since the 1960s, she became the Chairperson and Chief Executive of the Notting Hill Carnival 1989 until 2002. Claire is a practising bar...
Person, Community / Clubs, Law, Politics & Administration, Caribbean Islands
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