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| 10/06/06 |
Carnival de Cuba -
Date: Saturday June 10th, Midday to 8.00pm/
Sunday June 11th, Midday to 7.00pm
http://www.carnival-de-cuba.com <http://www.carnival-de-cuba.com> )
Headline Performers: Live Music Direct From Cuba with headliners Pedrito
Calvo - lead singer and soul of Los Van Van for 26 years - Cuba's current
Number 1 band Sur Caribe and Cuba's hottest new sound - Arnaldo y su
Talisman, dance performances and workshops and entertainment. Plus Chacon,
major Reggaeton showcase and top dance performers. Main music stage - dance
stage - Conga procession - Cuban cocktail bars - Latin cantinas - kid's
Carnival workshop. |
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| 08/07/06 |
Rise: London United
takes place at Finsbury Park on Saturday 8th July. The festival is free to attend.
Rise: London United
Officially titled Rise: London United, Rise Festival 2006 is a massive live music showcase taking place at Finsbury Park in July. Returning for its sixth year, the festival presents a diverse line up of live acts spanning hip hop, indie, pop, jazz, punk, reggae and more. Londoners can rock out at an electric outdoor concert, expected to attract thousands of music fans.
Rise against racism
The Rise Festival aims to promote racial unity and social harmony, inviting all Londoners to share a day of fun and music. At Rise: London United the diversity of London is celebrated in colourful style, with tens of thousands of visitors expected to turn up for the party. The event has been organised by the Mayor of London in partnership with the National assembly Against Racism and TUC South East Region.
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| 22/07/06 |
Sadler's Wells - Brazilian Carnival - Saturday 22 July 2006
As part of the BBC's Big Dance Event, Sadler's Wells is bringing a taste of
Brazil to the streets of London. On Saturday 22nd July there will be a day
of Brazilian festivities, including a colourful carnival procession in
Islington which will feature London's best Brazilian carnival groups.
Rhythmic baterias, twirling baianas, towering puppets will all parade down
Rosebery Avenue to Exmouth Market to the beat of samba, returning to
Sadler's Wells for the procession's culmination, a frenzy of mass samba
dancing on the streets outside Sadler's Wells.
The carnival will bring together people of all ages; including Sadler's
Wells over 60s group, children from local schools and families. It will
attract people from across London as well as local Islington residents and
London's Latin American communities. In the lead up to the day there will be
workshops in Brazilian dance, music and carnival costume making to engage
groups and individuals from the local community.
The event coincides with Sadler's Wells' summer of Latin American dance
which includes internationally renowned Cuban ballet dancer Carlos Acosta,
scintillating new samba music and dance show from Rio de Janeiro.
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| 05/08/06 |
The Fruitstock London
Festival
takes place at Regent’s Park from Saturday 5th August – Sunday 6th August. The festival runs from 12pm – 9pm on both days and is free to attend.
Fruitstock is a huge, free, open air party in London hosted by Innocent smoothies. Celebrating its third birthday in 2006, the two-day festival attracted 110,000 people in 2005 and is expected to be just as popular this year. Londoners are invited to join the party and share in laid back summer fun at Regent’s Park.
Live music at the Fruitstock London Festival
A line up of live acts will take to the stage at Fruitstock, with an eclectic range of performances for the crowds to enjoy. Fruitstock 2005 saw the likes of Giles Peterson, Nate James, Nitin Sawhney and the London Community Gospel Choir, performing live on the main stage. Expect laid back summer sounds in the sun, with a bit of jazz, funk, latin and hip hop to groove to. A DJ tent will also be open where you can go for a little dance, before heading back to the main stage for live music.
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| 26/08/06 |
Akin and Michael proudly present the return of:
Spirit Level: the triumph of quality over commercial bias. A night of high quality soul, funk and jazz inspired dance music, brought to you courtesy of the capital's finest soul/funk dj team: Akin SP and Michael Dacosta.
Sat 26th August 2006 : Pre- Carnival Party Re-Launch
Spirit Level will now be held @ :
Bar B Lo, 76 Marchmont St WC1N 1AG, 9pm - 2am, £5 (free b4 10pm) (entrance on Tavistock Place, next to Snappy Snaps), nearest tube Russell Square (Piccadilly Line) - see map attachment for directions. |
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| 16/09/06 |
Thames Festival
Thames Festival dates:
Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September 2006
commissions high-profile, cutting-edge arts events for unique environments on and around the river. It also showcases the best in street arts, with pyrotechnics, illuminations, art installations, river events, street theatre, massed choirs, circus and music. Tens of thousands dance in the streets at the festival's climactic event, a spectacular Night Carnival that's a vivid mixture of masquerade, dance, music and fantastic costumes.
The festival takes place right in the heart of London between Westminster Bridge and Tower Bridge on the River Thames, on the river banks and on the adjacent riverside walkways and public open spaces.
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