Wyclef Jean has released a lead single off forthcoming album, Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee, due September 15, 2017 under label Heads Music.
The 12-track project will be Jean’s eighth studio album since releasing his debut album “The Carnival” in 1997.
The track, ‘Fela Kuti’ is a song inspired by the Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer legend, which samples “Eko Ile.”
The new track is produced by Supah Mario, who produced Young Thug’s 'Wyclef Jean' off album "Jeffery."
“I decided to name it Fela Kuti because for me, I feel like we be thinking of [Bob] Marley, we give a lot of people from our past props, so when the kids hear Fela Kuti, I really want them to Google it,” Wyclef tells XXL.
“Fela Kuti studied jazz in England. Wyclef studied jazz at Vailsburg High School. Fela Kuti then went back to his country and tried to help his country by running for president. Wyclef, you know, did the same thing. Then, Fela, through all his obstacles and all that, his music is what pillared him right back to the top. He understood the strongest way to help politically was to make sure the music was bangin.’ So for me, the same way kids can have songs called ‘Wyclef Jean’ who are influenced by me, I want kids to know who Fela is and what he means.”
Watch Video Below
No comments:
Post a Comment