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Family and friends performed "Windrush Bacchanal" by Harrison Bundey Mama Dread Masqueraders at Leeds Carnival 2018. Photo © Max Farrar

The Caribbean Carnival – Yearning for Freedom

By Max Farrar on January 6, 2020

  MF The Caribbean Carnival – Yearning for Freedom This article is my latest effort to think about the Caribbean form of carnival as I’ve experienced it over nearly 50 years, mainly in Leeds, and occasionally in Trinidad. It emphasises the regenerative, satirical and playful elements of carnival, utilising the work of the great Russian […]

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The Leeds West Indian Carnival

By Max on September 13, 2011

Since the early 1970s I have taken an active part in the Leeds West Indian Carnival, which I regard as the most important cultural festival in Leeds.  I was commissioned by West Yorkshire Archive Service to write a short history of the Carnival, which is available from the archives, or may be downloaded here: ‘A […]

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