Wyclef Jean

Wyclef's solo debut after the dissolution of the Fugees reminds listeners of the sleazier side of a beach paradise. Whether revisiting the Cuban anthem "Guantanamera," imaging the end-times on "Apocalypse," or romancing the wanderer for the ballad "Gone 'Till November," there's a mercurial, fluid vibe that lends the album a flawless flow.

When the Fugees LP "the Score" burst on the scene a year and a half àgo, they opened up
hip-hop's narrowing worldview with infectioús musicality and anti-gangsta, positive
vibrations. On his new solo effort, The Carnival, guitarist and producer Wyclef Jean –
arguably the brains behind The Score – is out to prove that he is "not only a player but a
goddamn revolutionary." As the Fugees' recent wildly successful shows in Haiti... More >