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Notting Hill Carnival 2023 has started – as the event reveals plans to celebrate 50 years since sound systems were introduced.50 years ago, Trinidadian Leslie “Teacher” Palmer MBE invited the first ever sound systems and the first official Mas bands to the event. With ‘Mas’ being short for masquerade, the bands brought costumes, masks and other art elements that were popular at carnivals across the globe.
With the sound system culture broadening the styles of music played, the public celebration of West Indian culture grew in popularity. The year 1973 also saw the inclusion of street stalls where merchants can sell Caribbean cuisine and memorabilia.Historian Tom Vague wrote in his 2009 book, 50 Years of Carnival: “Under the administration of Leslie Palmer, the Notting Hill Peoples’ Carnival was transformed into an urban festival of black music, incorporating all aspects of Trinidad’s Carnival.
Getting sponsorship, recruiting more steel bands, reggae groups and sound systems, introducing generators and extending the route. Attendance increased from 3,000 at the beginning of the ’70s to 30–50,000.”Last week, at the cultural hotspot of Tabernacle, the Notting Hill Carnival board held a launch party for this year’s event.
CEO Matthew Philip confirmed that sound systems and Mas bands “marked an evolution in the event that helped ensure its future, so this is something worth celebrating.”One of the earliest Mas bands included in Notting Hill Carnival was Genesis, created by husband and wife duo Vernon and Allyson Fellows in 1980 to bring about a modern evolution of the event.“Trinidad is our heritage and our legacy,” said Allyson. “Carnival is our legacy, so we’ve always loved it.
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