The Notting Hill Carnival in London : A Study on Masbands, Masquerading Groups of an Urban Festival

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• This paper examines the Netting Hill Carnival in London as an "urban festival" by focusing on the structure and function of masbands, the social organizations of masquerade parades of the Carnival. First the background of the present Carnival will be described by exploring the history of the Carnival and Afro-Caribbeans called 'West Indians,' the main performers of the Carnival. Then the masbands constituting the masquerade parade will be classified and each masband will be examined to understand its various aspects. Masbands in London are not homogeneous but most of them follow the tradition of the Trinidad Carnival. This study of Caribbean masbands reveals the dynamism of West Indians reflecting multicultural aspects of Britain. Finally, an investigation will be made into the question of how West Indians symbolize their negative heritage as slaves from Africa in the masquerade art created in an effort to mould identity through masband activities.

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• Kimura Yoko

  Graduate School Of Letters Nagoya University

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