Wyclef Jean / Carnival Vol Ii..(Memoirs Of An Immi Grant – CD (Used)

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Author: Jean, Wyclef

Brand: Sbme/Columbia

Release Date: 04-12-2007

Details: Product Description2007 release, the sixth studio album from The Fugees’ Wyclef Jean. The first single will be « Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) » which features Akon, Niia Bertino and Lil’ Wayne. Other guests include Selena, Mary J. Blige, Paul Simon, Chamillionaire, Shakira, T.I., T-Pain, will.i.am and Serj Tankian of System Of A Down.Amazon.caBecause Wyclef Jean is a more skilled eraser of musical boundaries than most, his sixth solo record skips through pop, hip-hop, dance, reggae, and rock without sounding like some crazy, over-ambitious jumble. All the way through, context–this being a continuation of the 1997 discThe Carnival and all the keen-eyed social chronicling that came with it–keeps a listener on course. But don’t dip intoCarnival II expecting to come away with a tweaked conscience and not a lot more; though the songwriting is all serious business (« What About the Baby, » with the always on-point and powerful Mary J. Blige, brings a domestic drama memorably to life, and « Welcome to the East » fixes binoculars on violence and doesn’t flinch), Wyclef keeps a serious mood at arm’s length throughout a lot of this material. In that way, songs like « Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill), » with Akon, feel energized by an activist’s sensibility, but escape falling down the rabbit hole of bummer-dom. Lightness prevails, in fact, where you’d least expect it: « Fast Car, » with Paul Simon, makes its point with positivity, hope, and a vibe that can only be described as cool, and « Riot, » with the supremely gifted Serj Tankian, will get you body-rockin’ and bent out of shape all at once.–Tammy La Gorce

UPC: 886970394727

EAN: 0886970394727

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood