The word "Carnival" literally means "flesh farewell." Eating, drinking, and overall merry-making lead up to the fasting and self-sacrifice of Lent in the Christian Calendar.

The word for the night was "heat." With that prompt, spoken word artists delivered poems about love, sex, gangs, street food, public transport and even a trip to the barbershop. Sipping beer and ...

Despite the recession, the Edinburgh Festival and its anarchic Fringe, which start today, are more popular and inventive than ever. Jonathan Brown celebrates this year's fantastic line-up ...

Flags of all the African countries and colourful carpets lined the walls in the Altrec Sports Complex in Alexandra township - a proud guard of honour.

Traditional masquerade helps preserve the cultural memory and traditions of the Caribbean. Here are some of the characters you may see during carnival and their roots in resistance and resilience.

In this piece the focus is on Carnival as the common factor, as it has become a gateway for cultural integration in both the Caribbean region and among the Diaspora in the USA, Canada, and the UK ...

Carnival of cultures Eric Languet’s Weight of Joy attempts to answer the question ‘what is joy?’. The dance production has Indian & European dancers including two PwDs.

Voices Black culture is popular, but everyone should remember why Carnival started when partying this weekend. As Akala, one of the UK’s most successful hip-hop artists, put it: ‘Some people ...