When 500 people gathered for the first ever Notting Hill Carnival in 1966, no one could have imagined its coming popularity. This year saw 2.5 million attendees, 40,000 volunteers and 9,000 police, making it the […]
Dancehall: A History
In late 1970s Jamaica, popular music shifted away from its reggae roots towards a more modern, risqué and different display of culture. This new trend was called Dancehall and it was the first emergence of […]