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R.A.V.E - A Real Artist Vibe Experience Review
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By Anthony aka Frenchie Juice
Published on 09-Oct-10
 
"I'M DRINKING, I'M DRINKING, I'M DRINKING .... I'M DRINKING RUM and RED BUUUUULL !!!! Brap Brap, Brap, WOYYYYY, ok ok let me get back to earth 5 minutes people, I need to tell ...

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"I'M DRINKING, I'M DRINKING, I'M DRINKING .... I'M DRINKING RUM and RED BUUUUULL !!!! Brap Brap, Brap, WOYYYYY, ok ok let me get back to earth 5 minutes people, I need to tell you about my R.A.V.E. experience.

R.A.V.E., isn't it an electronic-techno-house party ??? Uhhhhh nah nah, it can't be that kind of music tonight cause you all know that it's Miami Carnival Weekend! Can't you hear the soca riddim, the tassa vibes, the dancehall and reggae? I am sure you can, cause we are ready to CHARGGEEEEE UP again !!!

After having had a little lime at "LIME" in South beach @ the Raleigh Hotel, I'm back to my hotel. No time to relax, a lil' fresh up and TJJ is back on track, Calder Casino, here I come.

30 minutes later ...and I won't thank my GPS for bringing me on the wrong road, but I finally found out where this Casino was located. A nice surprise as this venue was humongous. There was plenty of free parking for this outdoor venue, with indoor A/C areas, and tremendous space ... it's something I like because I’m hoping nobody will step on my feet. Oh well, let's hope so, because seeing the line to get in the fete, it should be very crowded.

The venue was composed of a huge stage for the artists, their dancers and the DJ's, plus a VIP section and a general area. Several little shops to buy flags and represent your country, or get a bite to eat (good to soak the alcohol).

Surrounded by hundreds of people from all over the Caribbean, with ladies dressed in sexy outfits, I preferred to stay in the general area, where most of the soca ravers were liming. There were better vibes and better bacchanal ... Drinks were not all inclusive, but at a decent price, it was all good, if you succeeded to escape the line at the bar. They could have insured more drink spots, cause it was a rell traffic, but oh well nothing to stop me, cause I’m in a RAVE party mood, let's have a blast!

Around 11 - 12, the show started with Crossovah and Ricardo Drue, a performance to warm up the crowd before the stars: Kes The Band, Tessanne Chin, Nadia Batson and and and and ......... Machel Montano & The HD Family hit de stage. Heading all over the place, what an amazing feeling to see happy people, smiling, singing loud, waving their flag, just literally having great fun ... some pictures here or there, thieffing a wine, I just liked to RAVE.

Kes the band brought the atmosphere to another level, I must say congrats to those guys, that carnival weekend, they did a fantastic job, Their chunes and energy were nothing else but de BOOOMMMBBB, from "Scruples Block-O" fete to "RAVE" ... Tessanne Chin shared the stage with Kees, the gorgeous and sexy Jamaican singer came on stage for some reggae vibes and a nice performance on the hit "Loving You".

After a break with the DJ's (big up to my friend Crown Prince) and their maddd music, the crowd got rellllllll on bad when the time came for Machel to mash up the Rave, BIG SOUND, FLAGS in the AIR, people crazy in de bacchanal, women being lifted... VIBEESSS!

Performance was well done as usual, a Machel concert always worth it even if it was short, I enjoyed what I saw.

4am top chrono, party done, time to go home and have a little nap and charge the Duracell before the ROOOOOOOOAAAAAAAADDDDDDDD in 5 or 6 hours.

Gosh, will we survive this epic carnival weekend in Miami?? I say Party Animal we are, Party Animal we will die...

See you soon family, and don't forget: I'M DRINKING, I'M DRINKING, I'M DRINKING .... I'M DRINKING RUM and RED BUUUUULL !!!!

-Frenchie Juice aka Camel

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