Read an excerpt from Dan Hancox′s new book, Multitudes: How Crowds Made the Modern World

In this excerpt, Hancox explores the roots and evolution of one of the UK’s most beloved music events – Notting Hill Carnival.

Spotify launches Carnival Sounds hub, spotlighting Caribbean music and culture

Arriving ahead of Notting Hill Carnival this weekend, it features playlists, podcasts and audiobooks.

Notting Hill Carnival Special – Mixed by Kemarr

The east London DJ celebrates the spirit and the sounds of Notting Hill Carnival in this lively 90-track-strong mix

© Jack Bridgland

Little Simz and Giggs added to Strawberries & Creem 2021 line-up

The Cambridge festival has also announced a new partnership with Notting Hill Carnival

Flag Procession girls in full costume, Notting Hill Carnival, London, 2000s © Giles Moberly

Notting Hill Carnival has been cancelled for the first time in history

There will be no Notting Hill Carnival this year. Notting Hill Carnival has been cancelled…

In Photos: Red Bull Sound System at Notting Hill Carnival 2019

Spice headlined a packed line-up for Red Bull Sound System at Notting Hill Carnival 2019

Flag Procession girls in full costume, Notting Hill Carnival, London, 2000s © Giles Moberly

15 photos you need to see tracing the evolution of Notting Hill Carnival

We asked Youth Club founders Jamie Brett and Lisa Der Weduwe to give us a sneak peek into their visual archive

Five Mixes You Need to Hear This Week

A Notting Hill Carnival special of our mix roundup

Watch Lil Kim’s iconic 1997 performance at Notting Hill Carnival

She dedicates part of the show to The Notorious B.I.G.

Metropolitan Police face backlash after linking heroin seizure in Catford to Notting Hill Carnival

The Met tweeted about the drugs bust this morning and used the Notting Hill Carnival hashtag

Government Minister For London calls for Notting Hill Carnival to be moved

Greg Hands, MP for Chelsea & Fulham, has written to the Mayor Of London requesting Carnival be moved from a ‘major disaster site’

Matt MacPake’s raw portraits show a hidden side of Notting Hill Carnival

London-based photographer Matthew MacPake has produced a series of portraits that pull away from the…