Notting Hill Carnival: London Travel Guide — Flights, Hotels & Tips
Notting Hill Carnival is Europe’s biggest street party — two million people, soca and steelpan, jerk chicken and a Caribbean takeover of West London.
Ethnic & World Music
Travel guides for ethnic, folk and world-music traditions — flamenco, reggae, Afrobeats, Celtic, Balkan brass, samba and more, with flights, stays and festival tips.
Rainforest World Music Festival: Borneo Travel Guide — Flights, Hotels & Tickets
The Rainforest World Music Festival is one of the world’s great world-music gatherings — three days of global roots music in the jungle of Borneo.
Fes Festival of World Sacred Music: Morocco Travel Guide — Flights, Hotels & Tips
The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music is one of the planet’s great spiritual-music gatherings — sacred and devotional sounds from every tradition, in the medieval heart of Morocco.
Crop Over Barbados: Soca Carnival Travel Guide — Flights, Hotels & Tips
Crop Over is Barbados’ biggest party — a soca-soaked summer carnival of fetes, costumes and beach vibes (and yes, Rihanna’s home carnival).
Rio Carnival 2027: Travel Guide — Samba, Flights, Hotels & Tickets
Rio Carnival is the biggest party on the planet — millions in the streets, dazzling samba-school parades, and a whole city moving to one rhythm.
Trinidad Carnival 2027: Travel Guide — Soca, Flights, Hotels & Tips
Trinidad Carnival is “the Greatest Show on Earth” — the original Caribbean carnival and the global home of soca, calypso and steelpan.
Istanbul Sufi Music & Whirling Dervishes: Travel Guide — Flights, Hotels & Tips
Istanbul is the home of Sufi music and the mesmerising Sema ceremony of the whirling dervishes.
Detty December: Lagos & Accra Afrobeats Travel Guide — Flights, Hotels & Tickets
“Detty December” is the biggest party season in Africa — a month-long explosion of Afrobeats concerts, festivals and beach raves across Lagos and Accra.
Salvador da Bahia Music Travel Guide: Carnival, Axé & Samba
Salvador da Bahia music travel guide: the world biggest street Carnival, axe and samba-reggae, where to stay, flights to SSA, safety and money-saving tips.
Havana Music Travel Guide: Salsa, Son & the Jazz Festival
Havana music travel guide: salsa, son and the Havana Jazz Festival, where to hear live Cuban music, where to stay, flights to HAV, plus visa and cash tips.