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MAS CAMP Launch OPEN WEEKEND
May 2016The weather is getting (a bit) better, summer is almost here, which means….NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL is fast approaching! We will kick off our Mas Camp and Meet the Designer sessions from Friday 3rd June. We will be celebrating with an Open Weekend: Friday: AFTER WORK LIME/ MAS CAMP 4pm-9pm Our first Mas Camp of the year – find your inner carnival artist! Come […]
Continue ReadingS.i.A 2016 NHC Theme revealed!
May 2016All Ah We IS oNe…ah see ah people …… After all the struggles and strife of war… We leave it behind us and sail to a better future filled with love, hope, peace and unity… The ocean can appear to be a place of serenity and peace but beneath its calm facade, it is deeply […]
Continue ReadingBrixton Blog: Brixton-made costume displayed at British Library exhibition
November 2015We were recently interviewed by the lovely people at BrixtonBlog.com. Here’s the full story – or you can read it on their website here. Written by Ruth Waters on November 4, 2015 A major exhibition, West Africa: Word, Symbol, Song, opened earlier this month at the British Library, celebrating West African culture and literature. Alongside […]
Continue ReadingThe Guardian: From Timbuktu to Trinidad – British Library launches dazzling West Africa show
October 2015Ray’s work has recently been shown on The Guardian website – you can read the article below, or view it on The Guardian here. With a saddlebag Qur’an, a slave-ship manual and Fela Kuti, the new exhibition takes a thrilling journey through a thousand years of West African history – and it’s full of surprises […]
Continue ReadingSoca News: Sunshine in the Rain
September 2015SOCANEWS recently visited us, and here’s an article they wrote about the experience: This was not summer. Just walking the short distance from the mas camp to our red double-decker was enough to get us soaked and chilled to the bone. Not another umbrella carnival, surely? The title of Greta Mendez’s new film came to […]
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Brixton Blog: Loughborough Junction’s cafe with a crafty difference
April 2014Take a look at what the Brixton Blog has to say about us… Arts Editor, Ruth Waters, went to meet the man behind a new hybrid arts/cafe space, Ray Mahabir, for a nice cup of tea. Situated just opposite Loughborough Junction Railway station at 209A Coldharbour Lane, C.A.F.E (Carnival Arts Food Empowerment) is tucked underneath one of the […]
Continue ReadingIn the press
April 2014Take a look at some of the stories about us from across the web: Various stories from the Loughborough Junction blog Read more here: https://loughboroughjunction.wordpress.com/tag/sunshine-international-arts/ Brixton Buzz helped us celebrate the 1st birthday of our arts community Read more here: https://www.brixtonbuzz.com/ai1ec_event/1st-birthday-of-sunshine-international-arts-community-c-a-f-e/?instance_id=62920 Our meetup was a great success! See it here: https://www.meetup.com/handmade-CAFE-SW9/members/56979932/
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Metro: Ray Allan Mahabir lifts the lid on Liverpool International Carnival
April 2014In some respects, a carnival is a carnival – the same sort of event, up to a point, wherever in the world it might be occurring. That’s part of a carnival’s universal appeal. But within the broad similarities of atmosphere, there’s room for a lot of variation, as a chat with Liverpool International Carnival’s artistic […]
Continue ReadingNew Sunshine Arts Website!
March 2014We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the new Sunshine Arts website – complete with latest events, galleries and much more.
Continue ReadingSoca News: Sunshine’s Ray welcome back
April 2013We were welcomed back at Soca News for another interview – below is the article, or you can view it on the Soca News website here. Warm welcome from Sunshine’s Ray in Coldharbour Lane By Stephen Spark Can it really be a year since Soca News popped along to the opening of C.A.F.E.? Apparently so, […]
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