stockwell, as you dear reader well know, is the home of the guy who first imported the pineapple to britain. and you can see pictures of fruity costumes in mandinga’s gallery of the event here. we, however, are dressed as pirates in pyjamas. (see below), and we would be rocking the self-same costumes once more at the thames festival later that year. it was a local affair and very much about everything stockwell. note local landmark “the leaning tower of ben” in the background, romero da mangueira is in the foreground. we paraded round the pavements of the area before hitting larkhall park for a stage presentation.
rotc with mandinga arts @ stockwell festival 2004