Wyclef Jean's father, a Haitian minister living in Newark, New Jersey, taught him to reach for the American Dream. "Baby," he said, "you can be anything that you wanna be." Wyclef was born in Croix des Bouquets in Haiti. He came to America at age nine, speaking not a word of English.
What he wanted to be was a musician. So in the early 90's, together with two high school friends they pulled together a band -- they called themselves the Fugees....it's a word that comes from ref-fugees.
Two Grammy awards later he launched a solo career with the disc "Carnival" -- an explosion of talent, wit, style and virtuosity. His latest album, though, is all about simplicity and the craft of making songs.
