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If I Were President: My Haitian Experience is a 2010 political hip-hop EP released by Haitian rapper and songwriter Wyclef Jean. The EP was released exclusively via iTunes on December 3, 2010. [ 1 ]
Welcome To Haiti: Creole 101 is the fifth studio album by Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean, released on October 5, 2004. The album, which was co-produced by Jean and long time collaborator Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis, combines elements of reggae, kompa, dancehall, bachata, and world music.
Haitian-American musician Wyclef Jean also serves as a producer. [10] In addition, Wyclef Jean sings the first line of the second chorus in Haitian Creole. Richie said new artists were selected for the song so the song could be aimed at a new audience, commenting, "We have a familiar song that kids learn in school.
Named after the biblical scholar John Wycliffe, [13] Wyclef Jean was born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti [2] on October 17, 1969. [14] At nine years old, he emigrated with his family to Brooklyn, New York City, and ultimately settled in East Orange and Newark, New Jersey.
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Yéle Haiti was founded as a charitable organization by Haitian musician and rapper Wyclef Jean. Born in Haiti and immigrating with his family to the United States at age nine, Jean grew up in northern New Jersey and embarked on a successful career in music, first as a member of Fugees and then as a Grammy-winning solo artist. All the while, he ...
Mai Perkins of Pop Magazine wrote in a positive review, "Carnival 3 is right on time. Wyclef’s songwriting is ripe with empowerment and resilience. The album is a concise 12-track body of work with a handful of features and tributes to the likes of Fela Kuti as well as to the hallmarks of hip-hop."