All Roads Lead To Opa Locka Airport Miami Celebrates The Caribbean Culture, Miami Style. In it's seventeenth year in South Florida, The Western Union Miami Carnival 2001 Caribbean Mardi Gras is drawing near and scheduled to be held on Columbus Day Weekend, October 6-7, 2001, under the theme, "Don't Stop the Carnival". On Saturday, October 6th Miami Carnival 2001 will include a star-studded Carnival Jamboree Concert, in collaboration with major radio & television stations, featuring stars such as the Mighty Shadow (Road March King), Rootsman (singing his Miami Carnival Anthem), Roy Cape & the Kaiso All Stars with Destra Garcia, Alison Hinds and Andy Armstrong of Square One, Rupee and TC of Barbados, Iwer George, and an eclectic mix of hip hop and reggae music stars. The Concert will end with a huge Steelband Panorama Competition. On Sunday, October 7, 2001, the Grand Parade of Bands with the pageantry of more than 20 masquerade bands/troupes from the Caribbean islands will feature leading music bands from Trinidad & Tobago such as Roy Cape & the Kaiso All Stars,Surface, Kurt Allen, Atlantik, Traffik, DJs including Gary Enforcement (Best DJ, Miami Carnival 2000), Sound Revolution, Mixmaster Roderick, Dorenzo, Maestro, House Arrest, GB Productions, Rambo, the Flava Road Show and much more. The reigning King and Queen from Trinidad Carnival 2001 will also appear at the Opa-Locka Airport grounds, along with Len Boogsie Sharpe and Phase II Pan Groove direct from Trinidad & Tobago. Schedule of Events MASK-QUERADE on the BAY Saturday, September 22 Held at DOX-on-the-Bay 3969 NE 163St North Miami Beach Attire: BLACK TIE Steel Orchestra, DJ Gary Enforcement, Millenium Star Quartet JUNIOR CARNIVAL PARADE Sunday, September 30 STEELBAND PANORAMA COMPETITION + JAMZFEST 2001 Saturday, October 6 OPA LOCKA AIRPORT Shadow Rootsman Destra Garcia Alison Hinds Andy Armstrong Rupee TC Iwer George Roy Cape & Kaiso All Stars Reggae, Dance Hall & Hip-Hop Artists Phase II Pan Groove Steel Orchestra & Len Boogsie Sharpe PARADE of MASQUERADE BANDS Sunday,October 7 OPA LOCKA AIRPORT Byron Lee & the Dragonnaires Surface David Ruccer & Charlie's Roots Traffik Kurt Allen Roy Cape & Kaiso All Stars Visage King & Queen of Trinidad & Tobago Carnival 20 Masquerade Bands/Troupes from Caribbean Islands DJ Gary Enforcement DJ Sound Revolution DJ MixMaster Roderick DJ Dorenzo DJ Maestro DJ House Arrest DJ Rambo GB Productions Flava 101.1 Road Show Phase II Pan Groove Steel Orchestra and Len Boogsie Sharpe This website: Copyright © 2000 Studio Q Int'l Inc / Urban Mozaik Magazine. All rights reserved. The opinions expressed in Urban Mozaik Magazine are not necessarily those of Urban Mozaik Magazine and the publisher cannot be held responsible for them. This website/publication, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced without written permission from the publisher.
	The carnival poster displays the colorful costumes and revelry that can be found at the festivities. For more information, please call the CARNIVAL HOTLINE: (305) 653-1877, or email: miamicarnival@webtv.net