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
Singer. Born in Jamaica, her family emigrated to London in 1963. Known as Liz Mitchell, she joined the cast of the musical 'Hair' and eventually moved to Berlin to join the German production, where...
Horse racing tipster. Â Born as Peter Carl Mackay in what are now the US Virgin Isles, into a horse-breeding family, though his story was that he came from Africa, via an interesting narrative inclu...
MiÂgratÂed to LonÂdon in 1971 where he formed the CaÂlypÂso Youth ExÂchange ProÂgramme, orÂganÂisÂing workÂshops with chilÂdren all over the UK and faÂcilÂiÂtatÂing visÂits to LonÂdon by winÂners o...
Person, Community / Clubs, Music / songs, Race Issues, Caribbean Islands
Iris poet, singer and songwriter. Born Thomas Moore at 12 Aungier Street, Dublin. He came to London to study law at the Middle Temple and befriended many prominent people. In 1803, he was appointed...
Person, Music / songs, Poetry, Caribbean Islands, Ireland, USA
Activist and community leader. Born in St Catherine, Jamaica, and moved to Britain at the age of nine. She was a founding member of the Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent (OWAAD) in...
Person, Gender Issues, Race Issues, Social Welfare, Caribbean Islands
Around 40,000 nurses and midwives from around the Commonwealth, notably Africa and the Caribbean, came to the UK from its inception in 1948 to the mid-70’s to work in the fledgling NHS, which was f...
Lawrence Noel is credited with bringing the first costumes to the Notting Hill Carnival, in 1973. Grew up in Trinidad. Lawrence, his wife Joan, and the family continued to make mas (masquerade) co...
Person, Community / Clubs, Craft / Design, Caribbean Islands
1959, 30 January: a "Caribbean Carnival" was held in St Pancras Town Hall. Â This annual event was organised by Claudia Jones and directed by Edric Connor (husband of Pearl Connor). It featured caly...
Event, Community / Clubs, Race Issues, Tourism / Traditions, Caribbean Islands
International activist and renowned pan Africanist (favouring the unification of Africa).  Born Malcolm Ivan Meredith Nurse in Trinidad.  Travelled a lot. but settled in London in 1935.  Worked as ...
Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Africa, Caribbean Islands, Ghana
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