🎉 ANNOUNCEMENT: Dende Nation at @nhcarnivalldn 2025! 🎉
We’re thrilled to announce that Dende Nation has received funding from Arts Council England @aceagrams for this year’s Notting Hill Carnival project themed. “Roots of Community”
This powerful celebration of Afro-Brazilian culture, resistance, and joy will come alive through a dynamic mix of live drumming, dance, voice, and vibrant costume!
🥁 Presencial drumming workshops & parades will echo through North & South East London, led by our brilliant Musical Director @mac_dende .
💃🏽 DANCE will be a central heartbeat:
• @adrianooliveiradanza adrianooliveiradanza running presencial sessions in London
• @irineunogueira (yes, our brother is coming all the way from Munich) and Hawah Bunduka @hawahsambafro joining us from Barcelona, will lead vibrant online dance sessions!
Each guiding their own dance sections.
🌀 From Salvador, Bahia, we are honoured to welcome:
• @thaismunizthais of @turbante.se , weaving ancestral power into style and storytelling.
• @jelnegromont , who joins our beloved @bea_shantifa_music to share powerful vocals and Afro-Brazilian soul.
🎭 Costumes will be created by the sustainable, circular-economy-minded @sustentacarnaval , championing creativity with conscience.
🎬 Produced by the amazing team at @gandaiaorg , this is more than a Carnival band, it’s a living, moving tribute to heritage, roots, and radical joy.
🖤💛💚 Join us in celebrating
Roots of Community, in the streets, online, and in spirit.
Parade on Sunday Aug 24th, all dates and info via our form, soon to be released via link in bio and yes, keeping the same carnival fees as the previous 2 years!
#DendeNation #NottingHillCarnival2025 #RootsOfCommunity #AfroBrazilianCulture #ArtsCouncilEngland #Gandaia #SustentaCarnaval #TurbanteSe #CommunityPower #CarnivalIsResistance #LondonCarnival #DendeVibes
Also check out other Workshops in London.
