Carnival and Culture
Pam Rhodes meets participants in Europe's longest running Caribbean carnival, which takes place in Leeds, and hip-hop artist Testament. She also introduces hymns from St Edmund's Church, Roundhay, and soloist Kristyna Myles.
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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St Edmund鈥檚 Congregation
O HAPPY DAY
Conductor: Geoff Ellerby. Music Arranger: Geoff Ellerby. Lyricist: Philip Doddridge. -
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P. Knapp (1839-1908)
MY SWEET LORD/BLESSED ASSURANCE
Performer: Kristyna Myles. Choir: St Edmund鈥檚 Congregation. Conductor: Geoff Ellerby. Music Arranger: Geoff Ellerby. Lyricist: Fanny Crosby (Frances van Alstyne) (1820-1915).Tune: Blessed Assurance; Lyrics: My Sweet Lord
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James Milton Black
WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER
Performer: Kristyna Myles. Conductor: Geoff Ellerby. Music Arranger: Geoff Ellerby. -
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C.C. Converse (1832-1918)
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
Choir: St Edmund鈥檚 Congregation. Conductor: Geoff Ellerby. Music Arranger: Geoff Ellerby. Lyricist: Joseph Scriven (1819-86). -
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Kristyna Myles
HEAVEN KNOWS
Performer: Kristyna Myles. Conductor: Geoff Ellerby. Composer: Jesse Cook. -
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William Bradbury
JESUS LOVES ME
Choir: St Edmund鈥檚 Congregation. Conductor: Geoff Ellerby. Music Arranger: Geoff Ellerby. Lyricist: Anna Bartlett Warner. -
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Kristyna Myles
PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND/SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT
Choir: St Edmund鈥檚 Congregation. Conductor: Geoff Ellerby. Music Arranger: Geoff Ellerby. Lyricist: Christopher Norton. Lyricist: Richard Lacy. Lyricist: Wallis Willis. Lyricist: Sarah Sheppard.Tune: African-American Spiritual
Factsheet for Sunday 24th August 2014
Contributors & Interviewees
Arthur France MBE
Arthur is the Founder and Chair Person of the Leeds West Indian Carnival. He was driven by homesickness to set up the Carnival 鈥� to bring a taste of the Caribbean to Leeds.
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Hughbon Condor
Hughbon is one of the country鈥檚 most respected Carnival costume designers. Over a 30 year period, he has made 50% of the winning costumes for the Leeds West Indian Carnival.听
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Brenda Farara
Brenda is Leeds born and bred and is a teacher at Leeds City College. She has been involved in the Carnival for a long as she can remember. She makes her own costumes and writes and performs songs for the Carnival.
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Andy Brooks (Testament) of Homecut
Andy Brooks is a local Hip-Hop emcee, producer and beatboxer and front man of .听Andy (otherwise known as Testament) also does beatboxing workshops in schools and with community groups,听teaches hip hop to young people and to young offenders.听He regards hip hop as an international phenomenon which has always reflected the communities it has come from and the life experiences of people there.听As a Leeds-based artist, Andy is proud of the huge amount of hip hop heritage which comes from his city.
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Steve Rayner
is a photographer who lives on a narrow boat near Bingley. His particular interest is in old fashioned methods of developing photographs. After many years spent in commercial and social photography, Steve now spends a lot of his time passing on my skills and enthusiasm to others in workshops and courses. He teaches photography at Leeds City College, and听also works on art projects and commissions.
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Sue Matthews听 听 听听
Sue has loved writing all her life, and after doing English at University, became a teacher.听While teaching, she suffered a period of depression.听Writing poetry, and being part of the Leeds Survivors Poetry Group 听鈥� for people who are living with or have survived mental illness - 听has been part of her recovery.听The Survivors Poetry Group has guest speakers who are well known poets and also runs a fortnightly writers workshop whereby members write, read, and discuss their own work.
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Si Smith
is a Christian Illustrator who lives in Leeds. One of his recent works is a set of illustrations of encounters that the disciples had with Jesus after his resurrection. Si set the encounters in modern-day Leeds and called the series 鈥楻aised in Leeds'.听Si is a also a member of the community which is an arts orientated Christian based community which occupies the former St Margaret of Antioch Anglican church in Leeds.
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Kristyna Myles
Singer-songwriter and former Radio 5 Live鈥檚 鈥楤usker of the Year鈥�. leads the congregation.
Locations
Leeds West Indian Carnival
Leeds West Indian Carnival is Europe鈥檚 longest running authentic Caribbean carnival parade - an annual celebration of exotic costumes, tropical rhythms and Caribbean culture, for听the Leeds community. 听For more information see听their .
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St. Edmund鈥檚 Roundhay
The hymns on this week's programme were recorded at St Edmund's Roundhay. For more information about the venue, please see their .
Other Information
Band Musicians supplied by Leeds College of Music听
Featuring:
Tom Berge
Samuel James Quintana
Kieran Gunter
Andrew French
Matthew Simm
Daniel Barley
Laura Conroy
Joe Cox
Hannah Luise Brownjohn
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With thanks to James Warrender (Musician鈥檚 Booking Agency)
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Kristyna's Band were:
Guitar: Ben Williams
Backing Vocal: Joy Ononokpono
Backing Vocal: David Balogun
Backing Vocal: Jess Cook
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Pam Rhodes |
| Performer | Kristyna Myles |
| Producer | Garry Boon |
| Series Producer | Matthew Napier |
| Executive Producer | David Taviner |
Broadcast
- Sun 24 Aug 2014 17:30
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