Music at the Notting Hill Carnival

Music is at the heart of Notting Hill Carnival, with traditional and contemporary sounds filling the air for miles around.  Historically steel bands, Soca & Calypso Music have been at the heart of Carnival but in recent years these have been overtaken by the static sound systems playing anything from Reggae to R&B, Funk, House, Dub and much more.  Live stages also feature local bands, top international artists and sounds from around the world – Eddie Grant, Jamiroquai, Wyclef Jean, Courtney Pine and Burning Spear have been among the eclectic line up in previous years.

6 Arenas make up the London Notting Hill Carnival as we know it today, they are:

• Calypso
• Steel Bands
• Soca
• Static Sound Systems
• Samba