Ram Jam Bash 2012 Miami Carnival: Burning Flames, Red Hot Flames & Pumpa

During Miami Carnival 2012, Julianspromos covered Ram Jam 4 Life Presents Monday Bash, featuring Pumpa, Sir Oungku & Red Hot Flames, and Onyan & Burning Flames.

The event became part of Julianspromos’ expanding Miami Carnival coverage during the early years of its multimedia operation. Sheniele “Vivaa” Dodson represented Julianspromos on camera, conducting interviews with Pumpa and Sir Oungku while the team also captured live performances from the event.

Ram Jam Bash is particularly valuable within the archive because the surviving footage brings together artists from the Virgin Islands and Antigua and Barbuda, including two branches of the influential Flames musical legacy.

Burning Flames and Red Hot Flames at Ram Jam Bash

One of the most historically interesting parts of the event was the appearance of Onyan & Burning Flames alongside Sir Oungku & Red Hot Flames.

Onyan and Oungku share deep roots in the history of Burning Flames, the influential Antiguan band that helped shape the sound of Soca in Antigua and Barbuda and across the Eastern Caribbean.

Their musical paths eventually developed into separate branches, with Onyan continuing with Burning Flames and Oungku leading Red Hot Flames.

Ram Jam Bash therefore brought both sides of that musical legacy into the same Miami Carnival event.

The surviving Julianspromos footage preserves performances from both groups, making it one of the more culturally significant pieces of the company’s 2012 Miami archive.

Sir Oungku & Red Hot Flames Interview

Julianspromos also captured Sir Oungku & Red Hot Flames in a dedicated performance feature that included an interview with Sheniele “Vivaa” Dodson.

The interview adds another layer to the event coverage, preserving not only Red Hot Flames on stage but also a direct conversation with Oungku during Miami Carnival Weekend.

For Julianspromos, this type of artist access was becoming increasingly important as the platform developed beyond online music promotion and built a growing collection of original interviews and event footage.

Pumpa at Ram Jam Bash

The event also featured Soca artist Pumpa, representing the U.S. Virgin Islands within the lineup.

Julianspromos captured Pumpa performing and speaking with Vivaa during the event.

A second surviving video preserves additional performance highlights from his appearance.

Together, the footage provides both an artist interview and a record of Pumpa’s live performance during Miami Carnival Weekend.

A Strong Eastern Caribbean Carnival Lineup

Ram Jam Bash brought together artists representing different parts of the Eastern Caribbean Soca landscape.

Pumpa represented the Virgin Islands.

Onyan & Burning Flames represented Antigua and Barbuda.

Sir Oungku & Red Hot Flames represented another major branch of Antigua’s Soca history.

That combination gives the event particular archival value. It documents a side of Soca history that extends beyond Trinidad and Tobago and highlights the important contribution of smaller Caribbean territories to Carnival music.

Part of Julianspromos’ 2012 Miami Expansion

Ram Jam Bash also came during an important period for Julianspromos.

By 2012, the platform was increasingly taking its cameras outside New York, with Miami becoming an important location for artist interviews, Carnival events and Caribbean entertainment coverage.

The surviving Ram Jam footage shows that growth clearly. Instead of returning from the event with a single video, Julianspromos produced multiple performances and artist interviews involving several performers.

Those original uploads can now be reunited as one complete event archive rather than remaining scattered across YouTube.

Preserving Ram Jam Bash 2012

More than a decade later, the surviving Julianspromos footage provides a valuable record of Ram Jam Bash during Miami Carnival 2012.

It preserves Pumpa performing and speaking with Vivaa, Sir Oungku & Red Hot Flames in performance and interview, and Onyan & Burning Flames appearing alongside Red Hot Flames at the same event.

Together, the videos document an important piece of Miami Carnival and Eastern Caribbean Soca history, while also capturing Julianspromos during the period when its media coverage was expanding into new markets and becoming increasingly ambitious.