Notting Hill Carnival Strategic Review - Intelligent Space

Ashton Moore is the President and one of the
founder members of the Association of British
Calypsonians. A former Chair of the Notting Hill
Carnival Trust, he is also actively involved in Yaa
Asantewaa Arts and Community Centre, London’s
leading centre for black cultural arts. More
popularly known as the ‘’Mighty Tiger’’, he ended
his competing days when he was crowned Calypso
Monarch for the last time in 1997. He began his
calypso career 45 years ago in the Southern
Brigade as the ‘’Young Tiger’’. He moved on to
Lord Kitchener’s Calypso Review Tent, and the
decamped to the Victory tent singing with all the
calypso greats. He came to England in 1971 and
was crowned the first Calypso Monarch of Britain
– and the rest is history.
Wendy Cutler
Joint Administrator, ABC & Yaa Asantewaa
A former teacher at St Dominic’s Convent,
Barataria, Trinidad, Wendy came to London at the
end of the 60’s to study marketing and public
relations. She worked at the Trinidad and Tobago
High Commission for three years in the
Information Department and was actively involved
in providing information for schools. A mas player
and calypso enthusiast, she became a member of
ABC in 1993 and was given the responsibility for
seeking funding for its activities. He is a former
Joint Chair of Yaa Asantewaa Arts & Community
Centre, and today she is proud to be the Joint
Administrator for both ABC and Yaa Asantewaa.
Paul Macey
Director, The Creative Collective
Freelance Journalist
Paul is a Director of The Creative Collective and a
freelance journalist. For the past five years, he has
worked on for The Voice newspaper, writing
mainly in the areas of politics and community
affairs. He has also contributed to a range of
publications, including The Big Issue, The
Guardian and Pride Magazine. Prior to becoming
a journalist, Paul worked as a Community worker
for Hammersmith & Fulham Council and then in
Wandsworth for the Race Equality Council and
Wandsworth Community Care Alliance. He has
also been a member of a wide range of
community organisations in a voluntary capacity
including being a founder member of the
Association of Transracially Adopted People
(ATRAP).
The Creative Collective was formed in 1999 in
response to the negative images of Black and
ethnic minority communities portrayed by many
sections of the media despite the lessons of the
Macpherson Report. The Collective is a media,
training and policy consultancy formed by a
number of black journalists skills in print and
broadcast journalism, media and equal
opportunities training, video production, graphic
design and social policy.
Jeffery Hinds p/k/a Admiral Jack
Born in Britain of Barbadian Parents, Jeffery was
a calypso enthusiast from an early age. Whilst
still at primary and secondary school he would
sing calypso, trying to interest other black British
Caribbean youngsters to sing as well. He was
instrumental in forming the first steelband in
Reading in 1970. He conducts workshops in
schools and universities all over the UK. A
versatile performer, he is a popular act at the
London Calypso Tent. Lately he has taken on the
role of MC, a job he is more than qualified for as
he is also a professional boxing referee.
Joseph Charles
Publisher, Carnival Grooves
Joseph Anthony Charles was born in London in
1970. He was later educated in Trinidad,
Dominica and finally London, returning to
England in 1989.
Growing up in the Caribbean meant that Mr
Charles was continuously exposed to Soca music.
Although Soca was evident in the UK, in 1996 Mr
Charles founded Soca News Magazine as a means
of raising awareness of Soca music and its roots.
In 1998, the flourishing magazine gave birth to
another venture, the first ever Soca Music Awards,
a medium through which the Soca music industry
could recognise the achievements and
contributions of individuals and groups both
nationally and internationally.
In addition to Soca News Magazine, Joseph
Charles is also the publisher of Carnival Grooves,
a publication which is dedicated to providing
information about the Notting Hill Carnival, the
mas bands, steelbands and pre-Carnival events.
He has presented radio shows with Angie Greaves
on GLR and through his company Joseph Charles
Media, has been using his extensive IT skills to
provide web design services to DJ’s, promoters,
mas bands and steelbands. Mr Charles has
recently been appointed to the London Arts
Carnival Advisory Group.
Alfred E Walcott
Currently the bandleader of the Trinidad and
Tobago Association, Alfred E Walcott established
himself during the 1960’s and 1970’s as a wellknown
designer of spectacular Carnival costumes.
He trained in Carnival costume-making in
Trinidad, winning numerous awards and
accolades. Describing himself as a ‘’Carnival
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