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Wyclef Jean - Presents the Carnival Featuring the Refugee Allstars Audio CD

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Wyclef Jean Band: Wyclef Jean
Title: Presents the Carnival Featuring the Refugee Allstars
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Release Date: 1997-06-24
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Intro/Court/Clef/Intro (Interlude) (Skit) - Afrique 2: Apocalypse - Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars 3: Guantanamera - Celia Cruz, , Jenni Fujita, Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars 4: Pablo Diablo (Interlude) - Crazy Sam & Da Verbal Assassins, Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars, Talent 5: Bubblegoose - Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars, Melky Sedeck 6: Prelude to "To All the Girls" (Interlude) - Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars 7: To All the Girls - Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars 8: Down lo Ho (Interlude) - Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars, Talent, Will 9: Anything Can Happen - Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars 10: Gone Till November - Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars 11: Words of Wisdom (Interlude) - Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars 12: Year of the Dragon - Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars 13: Sang Fezi - Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars 14: Fresh Interlude - Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars 15: Mona Lisa - Wyclef Jean, Neville Brothers, Refugee Camp Allstars 16: Street Jeopardy - John Fort�, Wyclef Jean, R.O.C., Refugee Camp Allstars 17: Killer M.C. (Interlude) - Wyclef Jean, Pras, Refugee Camp Allstars 18: We Trying to Stay Alive - John Fort�, Wyclef Jean, Pras, Refugee Camp Allstars 19: Gunpowder - Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars 20: Closing Arguments (Interlude) (Skit) - Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars, Talent, Will 21: Enter the Carnival (Interlude) - Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars 22: Jaspora - Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars 23: Yel� - Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars, Joe Servilus 24: Carnival - Jocelyn Berouard, Jacob Desvarieux, Wyclef Jean, Refugee Camp Allstars, Sweet Mickey

Clef breaks cultural barriers
It is a creative and interesting blend of hip-hop, r&b, reggae, and Caribbean music. I've had this CD since it dropped & I still throughly enjoy it. Wyclef keeps the lyrics positive and thought provoking. . . and at times witty as well. He doesn't seem to care what people have to say, on this disc he has something to share whether there's an audience or not. This has become one of my favorite CD's. . . it's timeless. If you don't believe me, just listen to the last track and TELL ME it didn't make you get up & dance. I dare you!.


The Carnival-Wyclef Jean
This joint rocks and I can't say enough about his versatility. It's so nice to know that others appreciate the genius of Wyclef. After buying the Carnival CD, I couldn't wait for his next project to drop and I rushed right out the day it went on sale to buy it because I simply had to hear what he was doing next! Wyclef is simply marvelous and has quickly become my favorite artist. Why he doesn't get more recognition is just beyond me.


THE CARNIVAL---TRULY A CARNIVAL
And I did not leave to regret it. Before THE CARNIVAL, I had the courage/audacity to buy only one other rap CD, the Fugees' THE SCORE. THE CARNIVAL is a masterpiece. I truly believe that years from now, even if rap loses its clout in the music industry, this album will be remembered as a milestone. It will probably be what Marvin Gaye's WHAT'S GOING ON album is to us now. I had always thought that Wyclef was just a background singer for Lauryn Hill until I sat down to listen to THE CARNIVAL, and saw his true genius illuminating every edge of that black and purple disc. Unlike several other rap disks that lose their timeliness as months pass, THE CARNIVAL still remains true to life. The only reservation that I have about this disc is the needless swearing that it contains, but as it is, an edited version is now available. My favorite English song was 'GUNPOWDER' and I think it was a pity that Wyclef and the powers-that be at Columbia/Ruffhouse never saw it fit to release it as a single. I also am convinced that the album was not publicized as much as it should have been. And the fact that Clef lost the Grammy nomination to an album as pointless and as balloon-airy as Puff Daddy's NO WAY OUT was a tragedy. That just goes to show that having connections can be a substitute for lyrical and musical prowess. Listening to the album, one is practically given a glance at a soul on fire----to paraphrase Manchester. I love the manner in which the songs are sequenced. Many individuals of Haitian descent thought it insulting that Wyclef chose to place all the Creole songs at the end of the disc, but I do see his point. It was his way of conveying his journey from immigrant kid, to Youth Diaspora to assertive American. THE CARNIVAL was not only a musical milestone, but a cultural milestone too. It was the first time that a culture as alienated as the Haitian culture was taken (even if it were for a brief moment)out of its isolation, and placed in all its beauty, underneath bright lights where all could observe its grotesque qualities. It was the first time someone was proudly declaring their Haitianess, not in a room, but on the international front, where all could hear. Maybe part of the album's attraction was the manner in which Wyclef's assertion of himself, of his culture and homeland became not just a one-man thing, but a universal thing. It was almost as if he channeled his feelings through the rest of us---those who had just come from Haiti, those who had been in the States for some time, and had virtually become de-ethnicized. He speaks of them in his Bible-allegory based reggae song'Jaspora'("Pouki sa, ou pèdi non-w se Samyél/Pouki sa, ou pèdi-w avèk Israyèl)And if THE CARNIVAL is but a sneak preview of what is to be expected from Mr. Jean, than be lo bring on the beats.


THE CARNIVAL---TRULY A CARNIVAL
And I did not leave to regret it. Before THE CARNIVAL, I had the courage/audacity to buy only one other rap CD, the Fugees' THE SCORE. THE CARNIVAL is a masterpiece. I truly believe that years from now, even if rap loses its clout in the music industry, this album will be remembered as a milestone. It will probably be what Marvin Gaye's WHAT'S GOING ON album is to us now. I had always thought that Wyclef was just a background singer for Lauryn Hill until I sat down to listen to THE CARNIVAL, and saw his true genius illuminating every edge of that black and purple disc. Unlike several other rap disks that lose their timeliness as months pass, THE CARNIVAL still remains true to life. The only reservation that I have about this disc is the needless swearing that it contains, but as it is, an edited version is now available. My favorite English song was 'GUNPOWDER' and I think it was a pity that Wyclef and the powers-that be at Columbia/Ruffhouse never saw it fit to release it as a single. I also am convinced that the album was not publicized as much as it should have been. And the fact that Clef lost the Grammy nomination to an album as pointless and as balloon-airy as Puff Daddy's NO WAY OUT was a tragedy. That just goes to show that having connections can be a substitute for lyrical and musical prowess. Listening to the album, one is practically given a glance at a soul on fire----to paraphrase Manchester. I love the manner in which the songs are sequenced. Many individuals of Haitian descent thought it insulting that Wyclef chose to place all the Creole songs at the end of the disc, but I do see his point. It was his way of conveying his journey from immigrant kid, to Youth Diaspora to assertive American. THE CARNIVAL was not only a musical milestone, but a cultural milestone too. It was the first time that a culture as alienated as the Haitian culture was taken (even if it were for a brief moment)out of its isolation, and placed in all its beauty, underneath bright lights where all could observe its grotesque qualities. It was the first time someone was proudly declaring their Haitianess, not in a room, but on the international front, where all could hear. Maybe part of the album's attraction was the manner in which Wyclef's assertion of himself, of his culture and homeland became not just a one-man thing, but a universal thing. It was almost as if he channeled his feelings through the rest of us---those who had just come from Haiti, those who had been in the States for some time, and had virtually become de-ethnicized. He speaks of them in his Bible-allegory based reggae song'Jaspora'("Pouki sa, ou pèdi non-w se Samyél/Pouki sa, ou pèdi-w avèk Israyèl)And if THE CARNIVAL is but a sneak preview of what is to be expected from Mr. Jean, than be lo bring on the beats.


Excellent.
I really enjoy listening to it. This is a great CD.


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