Notting Hill sound systems

5 April 2012

Here's where to find your favourite Sound Systems at the Notting Hill Carnival. If you feel a bit bemused by the choice, the Sancho Panza system is always a good bet. It's one of the Carnival's most famous sound sytems, having been on the scene since 1994, and is great for carnival house sounds with plenty of Latin vibe and massive instrumentalism...

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West Row near junction with Kensal Road

Aba Shanti (roots, rock, reggae, dub) East Row (junction with Southern Row)

Pineapple Tribe (techno break beats) Ledbury Road j/w Lonsdale Road

G I Roadshow (reggae, bashment, salsa, R&B), Adela Street

Channel One, (strictly roots & culture), Leamington Rd Villas o/s 176 Westbourne Park Rd

CMC/Matrix, (drum & bass), All Saints Road opp Pelican PH

Confusion (soulful house, garage), St Luke's Road facing Lancaster Road

Different Strokes (reggae, R&B, revival, hip-hop, soca), Anderson Street

Disya Jeneration (across the board), Powis Terrace o/s no.12 (stall o/s no.19)

Gaz's Rockin' Blues (classis ska, revival, New Orleans R&B), Talbot Road o/s no.103

Gladys Wax Road Show, (roots & culture, reggae, ska), Portobello Road adjacent to 304/306

Good Times (funky house, disco classics, rare groove, hip-hop, jazz, reggae), Southern Row/ West Row (on precinct)

King Tubby's (reggae, dancehall, bashment, R&B), Clydesdale Road o/s Clydesdale House

Jah Observer, (roots & culture), Ledbury Road j/w Talbot Road

KCC & the Rocking Crew (US House (old & new), House Anthams), Wornington Road

Killer Watt (across the board), St Luke's Road o/s Metro Club

Latin Rave Street Jam (Latin, salsa), Portobello Road o/s no 335

Level Vibes, (uplifting house, 70's 80's soul/funk), Oxford Gardens facing St Lawrence Terrace

Lord Gellys, (reggae, R&B, soca), Cambridge Gardens o/s No. 47

Love TKO (reggae, R&B, soca, hip-hop), Golborne Road

Mangrove Sound (soca), All Saint's Road o/s no. 3

Mastermind Roadshow (upfront R&B, hip-hop, soul, old skool, reggae, Canal Way (Canalside House)

Mellotone (soul, ragga, R&B, revival), Telford Road near junction with Lionel Mews

Quakermas (ragga, R&B, hip-hop, house, garage, jungle, roots), Ledbury Road j/w Westbourne Park Road

Midnight Express 747 (reggae, soca, soul), Middle Row

G.T. Flex (R&B, soul, ragga, revival, old skool), Aldridge Road Villas j/w Westbourne Park Road

Nasty Love Mixing Lab, (ragga, dancehall, R&B, hip-hop), Colville Gardens (middle)

Rampage (across the board), Colville Gardens j/w Colville Terrace o/s no.1

Rapattack (soul, funk, R&B, hip-hop, garage, old skool 70,s 80's classics, rare groove), All Saint's Road o/s no.23

Rough But Sweet (reggae, R&B, revival, lovers, garage), Conlan Street/East Row

Sancho Panza (funky house), Middle Row

Saxon Sound (ragga, reggae), St Lawrence Terrace north of j/w Cherston Rd

High On Hope, (hip-hop & classic garage), Bonchurch Road j/w Portobello Rd

Sir Lloyd (R&B, reggae), Tavistock Road/Leamington Road Villas o/s no.54

Sir Valdez (R&B, hip-hop, ragga), Golborne Rd on precinct at back of Prince Arthur

Special FX (Dancehall, R&B, revival, rare-groove), Tavistock Road opp no.13

Studio One System (R&B, reggae, dancehall, garage, hip-hop, soca), Powis Square (east side)

Sufferers (ragga, R&B, hip-hop, soca), All Saint's Road o/s no.11

The Funbunch (R&B, hip-hop, garage, boogie), Talbot Road j/w Sutherland Place

Virgo International (reggae, bashment, soca, hip-hop, R&B, garage), Outside People's Theatre facing across Oxford Gdns

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