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Gemma Cairney sits in with a Carnival special

Gemma Cairney hosts a Notting Hill Carnival special and is joined by Caribbean storyteller, historian and artist Fiona Compton and mixed-media artist Alvaro Barrington.

Gemma Cairney hosts a Notting Hill Carnival special and is joined by Caribbean storyteller, historian and artist Fiona Compton and mixed-media artist Alvaro Barrington.

Fiona Compton is from St. Lucia and has dedicated her life to amplifying the rich the history and culture of the wider region. She is an official ambassador for Notting Hill Carnival. She is the founder of Know Your Caribbean, a platform that has become the world鈥檚 premier resource for Caribbean history. The Know Your Caribbean Instagram account has nearly 500,000 followers and gives snapshots into Caribbean history that will 鈥渢ell you things school books won鈥檛鈥�.

Alvaro Barrington is a London-based artist who grew up in Grenada, known for his vibrant mixed-media paintings that weave together Caribbean cultural motifs, personal history, and community celebration. He is currently promoting GRACE, a personal and immersive installation at Tate Britain running through January 2025. The installation transforms the Duveen Galleries into a vibrant, sensory-rich environment filled with sound, colour, and texture. Barrington draws from his Caribbean heritage, evoking scenes such as a thunderstorm pounding on a tin roof and the exuberance of Carnival. These elements are not just aesthetic 鈥� they are symbolic of identity, memory, and belonging.

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  • Klassik Frescobar

    Dansa

    • Klassik Frescobar.

  • Nailah Blackman

    Round and Rosie

    • Ineffable Records.

  • Kes, Busy Signal & Micha毛l Brun

    HoneyComb

    • Ineffable Music Group.

  • Sade

    Hang On To Your Love

    • The Best Of Sade.
    • Epic/Legacy.
    • 2.

  • Ric Hassani

    Sweet Mother

    • Riverland Records.

  • The Souljazz Orchestra

    Tambour 脿 deux peaux

    • Under Burning Skies.
    • Strut.
    • 9.

  • Calypso Rose & Manu Chao

    Leave Me Alone

    • Because Music.

  • Free Nationals & Chronixx

    Eternal Light

    • Empire Distribution Inc..

  • Chaka Demus & Pliers

    Bam Bam

    • Actitud Reggae & Roots.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 22.

  • Lethal Bizzle, JME, Wiley, Chip, Face, P Money, Ghetts & Kano

    POW 2011 (Original Edit)

    • POW 2011 (feat. JME, Wiley, Chipmunk, Face, P Money, Ghetts & Kano).
    • 360 Records.

  • Sia & Wookie

    Little Man

    Remix Artist: Exemen.
    • Healing is Difficult (10th Anniversary Edition) (Deluxe).
    • Long Lost Brother Records.
    • 19.

  • Watch The Ride x Nia Archives

    Mash Up The Dance

    • The Orchard Enterprises.

  • Wizkid

    Essence (feat. Tems)

    • Made In Lagos.
    • Starboy/RCA Records.
    • 11.

  • Marcia Griffiths

    Sweet Bitter Love

    • Naturally / Steppin'.
    • Trojan Records.

  • Umpa

    Plat

    • umpa.

  • Tarrus Riley

    She's Royal

    • Parables.
    • VP Records.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Stir It Up (Jamaican Version)

    • Catch A Fire.
    • Universal-Island Records Ltd..

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Louie Louie

    • Funky Kingston.
    • Island Records.

  • Susan Cadogan

    Hurt So Good

    • Hurt so Good (Bonus Track Edition).
    • Trojan Records.

  • Rupie Edwards

    Ire Feelings (Skanga)

    • Quality Television.

  • Grace Jones

    Pull Up To The Bumper

    • Island.

  • Lijadu Sisters

    Gbalo-Alogbalo

    • Horizon Unlimited.
    • Numero Group.
    • 4.

  • Benjamin Zephaniah

    Earth Liberation Sound

    • Fane Phonics.

  • Diana King

    Shy Guy

    • Tougher Than Love.
    • Work.

  • Destra & Machel Montano

    Carnival

    • Not On Label.

  • Lisa Stansfield

    All Around The World

    • The Ivor Novello Winners.
    • EMI.

  • Selekta Ka

    Nou Woukou Manse a Zero

    • Lespri Ka: New Directions in Gwo Ka Music from Guadeloupe 1981-2010.
    • Time Capsule.

  • Steel Pulse

    Handsworth Revolution

    • Reggae Greats.
    • Universal-Island Records Ltd..
    • 10.

  • UB40

    Baby Come Back (feat. Pato Banton)

    • Now 29 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Sons of Kemet

    My Queen Is Nanny Of The Maroons

    • Your Queen Is A Reptile.
    • Impulse!.
    • 6.

  • Kalindi-Ka

    Yo

    • L猫spri Ka : New Directions In Gwoka Music From Guadeloupe 1981鈥�-鈥�2010.
    • Time Capsule.

  • Sticky

    Booo! (feat. Ms. Dynamite)

    • Booo!.
    • BMG.
    • 18.

  • Common

    The Light

    • MCA.

Broadcast

  • Sun 24 Aug 2025 10:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 6 Music