As written on Trini Jungle Juice & view Photos on partyspree
THE FESTIVAL.... So after giving up on trying to get a piece of pan chicken.... cause everybody response is 25 minutes til it ready, we went and take in the live entertainment. Just missing Gailann's performance, St. Lucia's reigning Road March champ, Ricky T, was on stage and had the crowd in ah frenzy as the DJ had to wheel and pull up he sang de anthem ("Pressure Boom")... my pressure bad, bad, bad ... my pressure mad, mad, mad ... my pressure sick sick sick sick sick ...... wheeeeeeeeeeeeeel. He was immediately followed by Tizzy (El A Kru), who had everyone exposing their rags and flags as she sang her 2006/2007 release "Expose". MC Giselle The Wassi One kept the show's energy at a high level as she introduced Vincy's Problem Child on stage. With no time to waste, it was.... "ooouuu, ooouuu.... No more sleep til Carnival done (yea ah) ... Ah jumpin up in de burnin sun (yea ah) ... And I don't care if de rain come down (yea ah) ... Dat eh stop me from havin fun ... Cause I am a... Party Animal, Party Animal, Party Animal ... No sleep at all ..."
Dancehall band Whysper was next in the line up, but didn't really move the Bicentennial Park crowd. However, calypso veteran Lord Nelson buss de dance and his pants (literally).... two words, "Meh Lover"! Classic entertainer, classic performance. The Mighty Shadow then kept the classics flowing as he took us on a lil' journey down memory lane. Boy band, Crossovah, then grabbed the audience's attention with their eclectic mix of Soca, R&B, Hip-Hop and Dancehall together with choreographed dance moves. But their performance really got heated when dancehall artist Red Rat joined them on stage, which came as a surprise to the crowd. Red Rat pleased de people with some oldies but goodies ("Shelly-Ann", Big Man Little Yute", "Tight Up Skirt"), some new stuff and he even crank'd de Soulja Boy with Crossovah.
The show was an nice blend of old and new entertainment, with Alison Hinds & The Alison Hinds Show drawing the curtains down. The Soca Queen was in her usual fine form as she belted out all the hits from her days with Square One ("Raggamuffin", "Aye Aye Aye", "Iron Bazodee") all the way to her most recent release "Thundah". The audience even got a lil' extra entertainment when Alison invited 3 fellas from the crowd on stage for some 'Wukkup 101' lessons. Somewhere in between, Iwer George - who was losing his voice - still managed to dismantle the crowd. Niceness everytime. We got to give credit to Caribbean Entertainment, the producers of the Miami Carnival Concert. Keep up the good work guys!
Man, we work to de very end, and when Giselle The Wassi One exit de park, we know that de party done and we follow suit. Giselle is it 10, 15, or 20 years you celebrating in Carnival? We wish you continued luv and success!! Special thanks to Yvette and the Miami Carnival Inc. committee for accommodating the TJJ family. It's great to see Miami Carnival return to Bicentennial Park. We'll be back again next year!