Wyclef Jean - Welcome To Haiti Creole 101 *

Artist:

Jean, Wyclef

See Also:

Kweli, Talib The Fugees Gray, Macy

Description:

Wyclef Jean`s musical tribute to his native Haiti is the mix of R&B, soca, hip-hop, and reggae you`d expect from this eclectic artist. Most of the songs are also sung in Creole, a notable exception being the hypnotic "President," with its macabre nursery-rhyme refrain "If I was president, I`d get elected on Friday, assassinated on Saturday, buried on Sunday, back to work on Monday," a neat confluence of Haitian magic and American political realism. The tranquil "Douce," with its sultry backing vocals, is a slow-burner, while the celebratory "Fistibal-Festival" is perhaps the most typically Caribbean of the tracks on offer here. But Jean`s political message and his dance-floor aspirations find their smoothest blend on upbeat dance tracks "Fanm Kreyol" and "Haitian Mafia" (which features Foxy Brown), offering irresistible beats and rapid-fire Creole exhortations that bypass the synapses and go straight for the hips.

Album Information

Release Date:

02/01/2005

Type:

Performer

Genre:

R&B

Subgenre:

East Coast Rap

Label:

JVC (Japan)

Catalog Number:

VICP62963

Original Release Year:

2004

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

DDD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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