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  1. Wyclef Jean’s Tiny Desk Concert Shows His In-Your-Face Guitar Skills (Video)

    Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 2:00 PM
    Wyclef Jean’s Tiny Desk Concert Shows His In-Your-Face Guitar Skills (Video)
    Following The Roots’ appearance on NPR’s “Tiny Desk” last week, another genre-bending Hip-Hop veteran hits the Washington, D.C. platform. Wyclef Jean, joined by his band and latest protégé vocalist Jazzy Amra, perform. The three-song jam session concert comes on the heels of  Carnival III: The Rise and Fall of A Refugee . While ‘Clef plays two of his most captivating new songs, he closed with a timely, electrified rendition of the 20-year-old hit “Gone Till November.” Read More: ambrosiaforheads.com
    Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 2:00 PM by User 0 Comments

  2. Watch Wyclef Jean’s Loose And Winsome Tiny Desk Concert

    Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 2:00 PM
    Watch Wyclef Jean’s Loose And Winsome Tiny Desk Concert
    Sometimes NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts fly by, but Wyclef Jean took his sweet time and was all the better for it. The former Fugee stretched out his three-song set to 25 minutes, weaving in anecdotes about defying his preacher father, ’90s encounters with Whitney Houston and Destiny’s Child, and recruiting Bob Dylan for a video shoot. Read more: stereogum.com  
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  3. Wyclef Jean's Tiny Desk Concert Is Scientifically Proven to Make You Happy

    Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 2:00 PM
    Wyclef Jean's Tiny Desk Concert Is Scientifically Proven to Make You Happy
    NPR's Tiny Desk series is one of the most unadulteratedly good things on the internet—free of cynicism, it's just great musicians playing special versions of their own music, with the small physical space forcing them to take it back to basics. It's the best. Read more: noisey.vice.com
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  4. Watch Wyclef Jean’s Tiny Desk Concert

    Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 2:00 PM
    Watch Wyclef Jean’s Tiny Desk Concert
    Wyclef Jean dropped by the NPR offices for the latest in their long-running Tiny Desk series. Jean played three songs, including "Borrowed Time" and "Turn Me Good" from his 2017 album  Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee . The performance ended with a run through his "Gone Till November," originally a hit in 1997. Watch the performance above. Watch now: thefader.com
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  5. Wyclef Jean: Tiny Desk Concert

    Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 2:00 PM
    Wyclef Jean: Tiny Desk Concert
    Wyclef Jean doesn't get his just due. It was only after The Fugees had the world in their collective palms, and then disbanded, when we got to know his unadulterated abilities as a musician — his first solo album  The Carnival  was a project equal to (if not greater than) his greatest successes with The Fugees. From there, his focus shifted to discovering and producing stars, stretching all genres in his solo mission, and philanthropic work for his homeland of Haiti. Read more: npr.org
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  6. My Happy Place: Wyclef Jean reveals his hidden paradise in Haiti

    Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 1:00 PM
    My Happy Place: Wyclef Jean reveals his hidden paradise in Haiti
    In My Happy Place, we talk to some of our favorite people about their emotional connection with an unforgettable destination. Wyclef Jean is one the biggest musical names to ever come out of the island nation of Haiti. His star first rose as a member of the famed hip-hop group the Fugees and continued to climb as Jean pursued a career as a solo artist, collaborating with everyone from Shakira to Young Thug. A three-time Grammy award recipient, Jean has never forgotten his home country of Haiti and regularly extols his love for the country through his music.  Mic  caught up with Jean at an October benefit for VH1’s Save the Music Foundation, which is dedicated to bringing instrumental education to U.S. public schools. Read more: mic.com
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  7. WYCLEF JEAN PERFORMS FOR NPR’S TINY DESK CONCERT [WATCH]

    Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 1:00 PM
    WYCLEF JEAN PERFORMS FOR NPR’S TINY DESK CONCERT [WATCH]
    Fresh off of the release of his newest album,  Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee,  Wyclef Jean stopped by the NPR offices for a performance during their Tiny Desk concert series. Wyclef started off his three-song set with two tracks from his latest project, performing "Borrowed Time" and "Turn Me Good," and then ended with his hit song, "Gone Till November." Watch: theboombox.com
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  8. WYCLEF JEAN PERFORMS THREE SONGS ON NPR’S TINY DESK CONCERT

    Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 1:00 PM
    WYCLEF JEAN PERFORMS THREE SONGS ON NPR’S TINY DESK CONCERT
    Wyclef Jean is the latest musician to stop by NPR's offices to perform for their Tiny Desk Concert series, and he comes equipped with his band, as well as his signature guitar for the top notch set. Performing three songs from his  Carnival  album series, Jean laces up the offices with his vocals, mixed with his famous rapping abilities. Read more: xxlmag.com
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  9. Wyclef Jean Breakdances at a BBQ on 'The Untitled Action Bronson Show' Series Premiere

    Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 11:00 AM
    Wyclef Jean Breakdances at a BBQ on 'The Untitled Action Bronson Show' Series Premiere
    When Action Bronson dropped the trailer for his new half-hour Viceland series,  The Untitled Action Bronson Show,  he promised viewers a whole lot of "cooking and hanging out with an eclectic mix of guests." And for his series premiere, Bronson kept true to his word.  Read more: billboard.com
    Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 11:00 AM by User 0 Comments

  10. Premiere: Wyclef Jean’s Grown & Sexy “Turn Me Good” Video

    Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 3:00 PM
    Premiere: Wyclef Jean’s Grown & Sexy “Turn Me Good” Video
    Wyclef Jean needs little introduction at this point in his career. As a founding member of the seminal hip-hop group Fugees, he helped spread the unique sound of the New Jersey trio to the world. As a soloist, he continued his musical legacy with a string of acclaimed albums and collaborations — beginning with  Carnival  in 1997 — and to this day, he also continues to be a world wide recognized humanitarian. Read more: vibe.com
    Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 3:00 PM by User 0 Comments