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The August bank holiday weekend brings a feast of music to west London as Notting Hill Carnival marks its 56th year.
The celebration of Caribbean culture runs over three days, with musical styles from calypso to dancehall for over two million expected revellers.
Mark Blunden is joined by sound system pioneer and Notting Hill Carnival director Linnet Kamala, whose Lin Kam Art Sound System Futures Programme is developing the next generation of live music talent, from DJs to sound engineers.
Linnet spoke to The Standard podcast from Powis Square, where she was putting the finishing touches to her dubstep-focussed collaboration with Trojan 7 sound system.
In part 2, Rachelle Abbott speaks with Joshua Thomson, artistic director of Australian performance art troupe Legs On The Wall.
His production Thaw will see members of the daredevil dance troupe suspended above Docklands from a crane atop a 2.5-ton melting block of ice in a bid to urge action on climate change.
The iceberg-shaped block will dangle over the University of East London campus as part of the Greenwich + Docklands International Festival.
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