Carnival Collective

An extraordinary group of musicians hammered out an intoxicating rhythm from saxophones, trumpets and all manner of percussive instruments. Despite their Latin American-style massed ranks and hip-swinging dancers, they come from the Sussex coast - their sound not so much Batucada as live drum'n'bass. The spirit of Carnival Collective summed up what Glastonbury does best when the rain comes. In the face of conditions that would defy any other form of communal activity, the music at Worthy Farm goes on. IAN BURRELL - THE INDEPENDENT