Global Carnival Centre

Global Carnival Centre  represents  artitst, organisations and products which relate to carnival arts.

On this space we have given you key ones whom we have either checked or worked with in the past and are confident of their work that we highly recommend them.

 We are able to design a package to fit any occasion, workshop or corporate event.  Please  contact us  if  you are interested and we will be in touch.

Carnival  Quture

Leading Carnival Quture is Helen, an Artist and Carnival Costume Designer, who  delivers workshops in Isle of Wight and to the UK passing skills on, combined with introducing the research of cultures through art and textiles in production of costumes , headdresses, banners and flags, willow sculptures, lanterns and silk batik. Helen Davenport's award winning Brintons Carpets Design read the inspiration and how it was produced..

Davenport Designs offer private commissions for site decor and themed events.

Pax Harare Dread  

Since the 80s the master of Afrikan roots reggae music Pax Nindi aka Harare Dread has been brandishing his unique brand of Afrikan reggae to world wide audiences.
Due to frequent visits and performances in Brazil carnivals he has has released a new album "Povo" recorded in NE Brazil (Pernambuco)which was launched at the Recife Reggae Festival 2011. Click here to liesten to POVO

With a line up of talented musicians and cultural visual projections, Pax Nindi  will be available to tour internationally in promotion of the new Povo album. Check Povo Blog 

For more info and  sample of Pax's  music and experience some of his energetic performances, please visit the Harare Dread site.

Click here for Harare Dread website and films

'Pan Fever' CultureMix production

Adaptable for festival, carnival and theatre stages of any size. 

Pan Fever is an uplifting and entertaining stage show musical for the whole family that tells the story of the remarkable journey of steel pan instrument from its disused oil drum birth in 1930s Trinidad, the UK premiere in the fifties to its current status as a popular present day global phenomenon. Featuring ten decades of classical, traditional and contemporary music courtesy of RASPO Steel Orchestra.

For festival concerts the show features the best of the orchestra's eclectic repertoire from dramatic classical excerpts to typical Trinidadian calypso to get the audience dancing, waving and jumping up to the carnival vibe. CultureMix's dynamic MC helps to create the perfect carnival stage combination bringing the ideal sunshine Caribbean atmosphere to any type of setting.
Watch stage show video on You Tube
Show Options:
• Production of 26 for large festival stages, auditoriums and concert halls: 17 piece orchestra, 2 dancers, 2 vocal guest, 1 music guest, 4 crew
• Production of 18 for mid size festival stages, large theatres: 12 piece orchestra, 2 dancers, 1 vocal guest, 3 crew
• Production of 12 for smaller stages and theatres: 7 piece orchestra, 2 dancers, 1 vocal guest, 2 crew

Click here  for bookings, Press Pack and more information

Rampage Mas Band

Rampage Mas Band has been described as energetic and  very eye-catching to say the least.

The designers spend hours on end putting the designs together. You will always know when you have seen one of their costumes.

Not only is Rampage the only regular touring carnival club in the UK, but each individual member of the club has a unique talent the Club does not class itself as just a carnival club, but as a group of entertainers.

Rampage Head Designer Colin Spalding has many skills, an eye for detail and structure. He is a leading carnival designers / technicians and has led the Club to win Awards in UK and abroad.

Their 2010 Tour will be managed by Global Carnival Centre and bookings can be arranged through

GCC enquiry form or contact us here

 Click here to enter Rampage CC site

Planetman and The Internationalz

Planetman and the Internationalz is an East-London based cult band and members of the Passing Clouds Collective, who formed in summer 2001 by freedom-fighter, singer, songwriter, guitarist – Planetman.

Planet is a singer consumed with the passion of his art. He and his band live and breathe for live performance, and their communal spirit echoes throughout their songs

This is a good-time band who will have any festival crowd up on its feet, shoes kicked off and toes dancing through the fresh green grass."  blending elements of Reggae, Afro and Funk into their own distinctive style.

Highly recommended spiritual sonic experience!

http://www.myspace.com/planet7

Junkanoo 2011 Tour

GCC is proud to confirm that the masters and mistresses of Junkanoo are definitely confirmed to come back to UK this summer. They will take residency with Brouhaha Festival in Liverpool UK in June and area available for bookings in Europe early June or mid July to August. Their visit last year was a major success in Festivals and workshops they conducted in UK.

To book the group all the way from the Bahamas  for a procession, workshops or performances in 2011  download flyer here

or click here to  contact GCC Agency

Junkanoo was born out of the Bahamian people continuing the desire to embrace their culture of Mother Africa while in captivity, and later the celebration of freedom from captivity. Bahamas has an international reputation for practising the art and music of Junkanoo as a cultural expression, which has evolved over the years on the island.



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