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Miami Carnival has Canadian content

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TruDYNASTY drives 24 hours to play Mas in Miami Trains. Planes. Automobiles. And, quite possibly Boats brought thousands of revelers into South Florida on the weekend to take part in the 34 th Annual Miami Carnival Parade & Concert .   Although revellers in Toronto and New York will vehemently disagree, the Miami event is often self-described as the " Largest  Caribbean  Carnival  in North America.” The big event, as it is in every carnival city, belongs to the mas band parade. More than 17 costume bands, 5 pan orchestras and blaring sound trucks took it down the road all day Sunday. Pictured: TruDYNASTY’s Thea Jackson Although no official announcement has been made as to how many people played mas at the city’s Miami-Dade County Fairgrounds or how many watched from the sidelines. Social media estimate 8,000 people were in amazingly skimpy costumes (much more women than men) and 100,000 took it all in from the sidelines. The local media who cover carnival ar