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The Streets of Notting Hill

Discover more about the Carnival's West London home as 1Xtra's Gemma Cairney takes to the streets of Notting Hill for a special tour.

1Xtra's Gemma Cairney takes to the streets of Notting Hill to discover more about Carnival's West London home.

For 2 days a year it plays host to Europe's biggest street festival, with up to a million people hitting the streets of W10 and W11.

365 days a year though it's a diverse and busy area, home to hidden recording studios, an iconic tower block, skate parks, one of London's most famous markets and a lot of history. During her special Notting Hill tour Gemma will be hearing from Toddla T, Ms Dynamite, the Mangrove Steelband, soca DJ D.Tee, Aaron Horn, Pesci, Masquerade 2000 and video director Jamie Cox.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 28 Aug 2011 21:00

Music Played

  • Gorillaz

    Tomorrow Comes Today

  • Bashy

    Kidulthood To Adulthood

  • Machel Montano

    Toro Toro (feat Shaggy)

  • Lord Kitchener

    Sugar Bum Bum

  • Ms. Dynamite

    Wile Out

  • Ms. Dynamite

    Dy Na Mite Tee

  • Madonna

    4 Minutes (feat Timbaland & Justin Timberlake)

  • Toddla T

    Take It Back (feat Shola Ama & J2K)

  • Big Daddy Kane

    Raw

  • Bill Withers

    Ain't No Sunshine

Broadcast

  • Sun 28 Aug 2011 21:00

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