Wyclef Jean - Haiti Music Video

Wyclef Jean, a Kompa musician, has a new video out called "Bagay Nef". It's a high-octane performance he gives, surrounded by a party of undulating Haitians, of different generations.

Jean is typically hip-hop, sporting dark shades and an aggressive attitude. He leads the dancers in a feverish display of non-stop partying dance moves.

Fans rave about the beat. They beat is everything they say, when speaking about Jean's music. Without the beat, it is not Jean's music.

Wyclef Jean "Bagay Nef"

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Djakout Mizik is a 7 member compass band that is best known by its slow jazzy styles of music. Many of their fans at that time identified with their performances leading to the band crowned the best carnival band in Haiti for performing Kal, with noticeable energy. This marked the turning point of their fame. In fact, the great energy they had put into performance of the hit, took the audience and the charges by surprise. This is the case because changing their style of performance was unexpected and that it is as if they had opened the gates of their ingenuity during the performance.

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One of the most important personalities in Hip-Hop music, was born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti on October 17, 1972 and moved to the US at the age of 10. He first entered the spotlight in 1993 with the release of the Fugees debut LP, Blunted On Reality. The groups name was inspired by the plight of refugees from Haiti and other members included rapper/actress Lauryn Hill, and Clefs cousin Prakazrel Pras Michel. 1996s The Score was a huge success selling over 6 million copies and earning 2 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (Killing Me Softly) and Best Rap Album.

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Haiti, an island in the Caribbean Sea, situates itself alongside the Dominican Republic. It's a country known for many things, a place where the infamous Duvaliers ruled, as the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, and home of its most famous export, hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean.

Jean began life in Croix-des-Bouquets, born in 1972. At ten years old, he emigrated to the U.S., beginning his music career in 1993. Founder of the group, The Fugees, and producer of best-selling album, Blunted On Reality, a second album The Score brought his group two Grammy Awards for Best Vocal, Killing Me Softly, and Best Rap Album.

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