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UNCOVERED: Linett kamala - The Untold Story

“I was playing a reggae cover of The Beatles' song This Boy and King Charles was really interested in it – I had to relax and answer his questions”: We speak to the DJs behind the legendary sound systems of London's Notting Hill Carnival

Sound system queens and kings Linett Kamala, Gladdy Wax and Daina Davidson-Shaw of Killerwatt Sound share their experiences at Notting Hill Carnival and how they keep their systems pumping out rhythm and bass over the two-day street party…

MusicRadar · Aug 29

60 years of Notting Hill Carnival: 10 essential songs chosen by its veterans

For London's Notting Hill Carnival’s 60th anniversary, Euronews Culture spoke to 10 people who have helped shape, celebrate and document its culture - asking each of them to choose the one track that, for them, captures the spirit of the biggest festival of its kind in Europe.

Euronews · Aug 29

Notting Hill Carnival 2026: All the best sound systems and after parties

From your first dance to your last, The Standard has your guide to all the after parties and sound systems at Notting Hill Carnival

Evening Standard · Aug 8

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Hey-nonny-bo! The woman reclaiming maypole dancing with dancehall and drum’n’bass

UK artist Linett Kamala was astonished to see a maypole in a Jamaican hamlet – a colonial relic, but one bringing joy. So she reinvented the tradition by ditching English folk tunes and adding bass bins, LED lights and pounding beats

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28

I went to a grief rave – here’s why everyone should try it

FIRST PERSON: Dancing and death might not seem the most obvious bedfellows to buttoned-up Brits, but honouring those we’ve lost through music and movement is the most natural thing in the world, finds Helen Coffey

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025

OPINION - Notting Hill Carnival’s female DJ revolution: Tech and Science Daily podcast

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Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2023

Area guide to Notting Hill: DJ and Carnival director Linett Kamala on the ‘air of creativity’ in her west London patch

Notting Hill Carnival board director Linett Kamala explains how her vibrant, creative neighbourhood has changed

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2023

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Notting Hill Carnival: Everything you need to know for 2023, from the soundsystems to the after parties

Europe’s biggest street party is back, bigger and better than ever

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2023

Sound footing: campaign promotes female DJs at Notting Hill carnival

Exclusive: pioneering DJ Linett Kamala sets up mentoring programme to bring more women into soundsystem scene

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023

British artists recreate ‘A Great Day in Harlem’ photo for Black History Month

Project marks 40th anniversary of British black arts movement and features emerging black talent

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2022

Notting Hill carnival is back – and it’s here to stay, say organisers

Event’s boss says it ‘means too much to too many people’ for it not to have returned after Covid hiatus

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2022

Killer heels and dancehall queens: Brent biennial brings queer cheer to a brutal city

Given the title In the House of My Love, the London borough’s second biennial is a celebration of home, boasting a Jamaican takeaway, a reggae choir and a group of young queer friends bonding in precarious times

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022

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