Performers hit west London for main parade

Victoria Cook, Harry Low and Briohny Williams

BBC News

ReportingNotting Hill Carnival

Color full celebration started its second day in Western London

One -day live music that fills the main passage ceremony is watching the streets

The party atmosphere again seized Western London, as the main passage ceremony took place on the second day of the Notting Hill Carnival.

Colorful costumes, dance and music filled the streets of West London The children’s largest street party on Sunday and the show continued throughout Monday.

Carnival, which celebrates the Caribbean culture and history, has been going on for more than 50 years.

74-year-old Carnival-Müdavim Jeff Sam, “We are here to enjoy ourselves, and we know it will be a great day, something you never dreamed of in your life.

“You will see the Brazilian groups, you will see the Caribbean groups, you will see that groups come from all over the world and performing in good costumes.”

EPA is a woman wearing a rainbow colorful costume with Faning feathers behind her. — Bright costumes filled notting hill on Monday morning

Thousands of people listed the carnival road in sunlight and temperatures reached 26C (79F) on Monday.

The performance groups included Bajan Raw Licquer, Maun Nation, Mas Africa, Vinky Alliance and Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, St Lucia, Grenada, Jamaica, Dominica and Haiti.

Paraiso Samba School, Batala and DENDE Nation Brazilian artists, long -term established UK community groups, as well as added to the series.

The floats of layer artists went down the streets

Reuters is a group of women in multi -colored costumes and feathers on a layered buoy during the parade. — The floats of layer artists went down the streets

Street Party encourages people to wear fancy costumes to mark celebration

EPA Blue and white beaded costumed woman holds a battery -piercing fan on her face. — Street Party encourages people to wear fancy costumes to mark celebration

An artist Lauren estimated that his costume contains about 500 jewels.

Lauren made her sister’s outfit, while crowning.

“Tiaras takes about two hours,” BBC told London.

“They start as a wire and we wrap them with fabric and then add the jewels.”

“It is incredibly incredibly to see that many cultures come together,” 41 -year -old James Lewis traveled from Birmingham.

Another visitor, Maria James, 34, “seems part of the Caribbean in London.”

On the second day of Notting Hill Carnival, temperatures reached 26C

EPA holds a fan of a woman on a crowded street with a battery against two women. — On the second day of Notting Hill Carnival, temperatures reached 26C

The party continued after the passage, the music comes on the streets

EPA two women dance on the street surrounded by other people. One wears sequin leotard and the other wears green and yellow bikini top and green shorts. — The party continued after the passage, the music comes on the streets

The smell of foods is wandering in Western London mood

A Reuters man, smoke, lean on a barbecue. In the foreground, grilled with a dinner plate in a dining plate. — The smell of foods is wandering in Western London mood

Matt Vernon from Beat Carnival in Belfast said that his group would take the stage with puppets to commemorate Sonny Blacks“Lock Member of Notting Hill Carnival in the first days”.

“We built them very quickly, but we built them very professionally in the last two weeks,” he said.

He continued: “We jumped to the challenge and wanted to create these things.”

Authorized, puppets will be shown in the carnival “too much core muscle and good vibration,” he said.

Sonny Blacks, one of Carnival’s organizers, is a puppet that creates a part of a screen

Matt Vernon is a black T -shirt standing in front of two giant puppets. — Sonny Blacks, one of Carnival’s organizers, is a puppet that creates a part of a screen

Derillio Alexander takes the stage in one of the groups on Monday

Holding a flag, a green T -shirt and Derillio Alexander in sunglasses. — Derillio Alexander takes the stage in one of the groups on Monday

Large music and sound systems were closed at 15:00 for a 72 -second silence

A crowd in the EPA Notting Hill region — Large music and sound systems were closed at 15:00 for a 72 -second silence

Amsterdam -based 33 -year -old Derillio Alexander, Ebony Steel Band and Carnival’da said he took the stage.

“There will be a big party,” he said. “We will burn the place. Being here will always do a pleasure and work.”

More than one million people were expected to participate in festivals during the day.

Carnival President Ian Comfort, this year’s event so far “magnificent and safe”, he said.

However, he warned that financing is vital to continue every year, After writing Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to request government support in June.

“It is important that groups get financing, because if the groups don’t get funds, you can’t get costumes, you don’t get a passage ceremony,” he said.

He continued: “We could not make it safe without financing, and this year we have invested a lot of money to increase the safety in terms of technological infrastructure for both staff and carnival.”

Carnival has been working for more than 50 years

A group of women perform on the street in Pa Media bright costumes. A woman on the front seems to be singing. — Carnival has been working for more than 50 years

As the passage ceremony progressed, drums were heard on the streets

Reuters red, black and white patterned clothes, the drum hit during the parade. — As the passage ceremony progressed, drums were heard on the streets

Mr. Comfort added that more people should learn. The history of the event.

“People should look at why it is founded… Carnival brings together people. It is important that it continues to bring people together as a unity show.” He said.

“If it is a carnival success, everyone embraced him. Who is not important, come and have fun.”

Following the parade of adults, Carnival continued with the sound systems and live music stages of Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park and Powis Square.

All major music and sound systems, 72 life lost in Grenfell Tower fire and 72 life that died in Karnaval in recent years were closed at 15:00 for a 72 -second silence and Kelso Cochrane In 1959, the murder became one of the catalysts of the event.