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Presents the Carnival Featuring the Refugee Allstars

 
 
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Presents the Carnival Featuring the Refugee Allstars  (Audio CD) 
by Wyclef Jean

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"Taste the culture, know who you are," exhorts a voice in the opening seconds of The Carnival. While Fugees mastermind Wyclef sets a high goal for his first solo album, essentially a follow-up to the Brooklyn hip-hoppers' multiplatinum The Score, he never succumbs to feel-goodism or preachiness while traveling the songlines. Including everything from over-the-top operatic scatting to Bee Gees samples and Celia Cruz as part of its rhythm nation, The Carnival proves that, "Killing Me Softly" or no, the rapper/producer is far from losing his knack for mad fun and games. And, indeed, if you're not careful, you may end up learning something: witness the ballad "Gone Till November," a drug runner's unflinching lament. --Rickey Wright

Product Details:
Audio CD Release Date: June 24, 1997
Studio: Sony
Number Of Discs: 1
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Average Customer Rating: based on 105 reviews
Track Listing:
1. Intro/Court/Clef/Intro (Skit/Interlude) - Wyclef Jean, Dibango, Manu
2. Apocalypse - Wyclef Jean, Jean, Wyclef
3. Guantanamera - Wyclef Jean, Diaz, Jose [6] Fern
4. Pablo Diablo (Interlude) - Wyclef Jean,
5. Bubblegoose - Wyclef Jean, Jean, Wyclef
6. Prelude to "To All the Girls" (Interlude) - Wyclef Jean,
7. To All the Girls - Wyclef Jean, Jean, N.
8. Down Lo Ho (Interlude) - Wyclef Jean,
9. Anything Can Happen - Wyclef Jean, Jean, Wyclef
10. Gone Till November - Wyclef Jean, Jean, Wyclef
11. Words of Wisdom (Interlude) - Wyclef Jean,
12. Year of the Dragon - Wyclef Jean, Jean, N.
13. Sang Fézi - Wyclef Jean, Jean, N.
14. Fresh Interlude - Wyclef Jean,
15. Mona Lisa - Wyclef Jean, Jean, N.
16. Street Jeopardy - Wyclef Jean, Jean, N.
17. Killer M.C. (Interlude) - Wyclef Jean,
18. We Trying to Stay Alive - Wyclef Jean, Gibb, Barry
19. Gunpowder - Wyclef Jean, Jean, N.
20. Closing Arguments (Interlude/Skit) - Wyclef Jean,
21. Jaspora - Wyclef Jean, Jean, N.
22. Yele - Wyclef Jean, Jean, N.
23. Carnival - Wyclef Jean, Jean, Wyclef
 
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Average Customer Review:4.5
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4classic  Jul 30, 2008
i like this entire album too. this was a great debut for him as a solo artist. it's also fun to listen to with the skits.

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5Classic, Classic, Classic!!!  Jan 10, 2007
To many people, the Fugees were the quintessential rap trio comprised of Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, and Pras. While the seperation of this supergroup revealed each member's exceptional artistry....who can forget the Miseducation of Lauren Hill....Wyclef out did himself on this album. As hip hop albums go, Carnival can be viewed as one of the Hip Hop Masterpieces of the decade!

Incidentally, I classify the "Miseducation..." as one of the R&B Mastepieces!

5Good Album, Shows The Talent of Wyclef  Jul 06, 2006
I thought this was a good solo album from Wyclef that presents some good songs to listen to. Definately get "We Trying To Stay Alive." It is a great song with a catchy beat from the original Staying Alive. Good Listen

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3Aiight  Jul 01, 2006
This carnival gets a little borin' sometimes. If you ever been to a carnival, when you got off a wild ride, then next thing you know you waitin on a long a** line that just kills your fun until the next ride. That's what this album does. Clef hits you in the head wit a bangin track, then kills your mood with a completely unnecessary skit. And its after almost every song. And thats annoyin to me cause I hate skits alot. If you gon' rap n**** then rap. I had this album for like 7 years and I can't listen to it all the way through for that reason. Puttin the skits aside it is pretty solid. And next to the crap pollutin the airwaves these days, it stands a lot higher.

5 Wicked lots of fun  Apr 05, 2006
I borrowed this c.d. from a friend of mine, and have never given it back. This c.d. sat in my 6 disk player (in the car) for a year. Not only are the songs so good that you have them stuck in your head all day but the court thing is funny too. I love how it almost takes you around the world in styles. Spanish, french, carribean. I don't know any other talented musician who can do that, except for Wyclef. This is another c.d. that you enjoy listing to the words as well as the great music. Wyclef is a very talented artist, and has the ability to make something beautiful and fun at the same time.

 
 
 
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