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Wyclef Jean offers new skills to quake-hit Haitians
Aug 12, 2011 09:47 EDT
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - James Tabuteau has been living in a ramshackle tent camp in Haiti's capital since last year's catastrophic earthquake wrecked his home, struggling to find enough unskilled temporary work to feed his young family.
Wyclef Jean honored for making Haiti 'proud'
Jul 21, 2011 12:00 EDT
President Michel Martelly has bestowed a distinguished title upon one of Haiti's most famous sons, Wyclef Jean, for his work as a roving ambassador for the troubled Caribbean nation.
Haitian diaspora allowed to vote
May 10, 2011 18:22 EDT
Haitian lawmakers have granted the diaspora the right to vote for the first time, a major political shift for the Caribbean nation as it seeks to recover from a catastrophic 2010 earthquake.
Rapper Wyclef Jean wounded in Haiti shooting
Mar 20, 2011 17:02 EDT
Haitian-born rapper Wyclef Jean said Sunday he was grazed by a bullet in the hand on the eve of his country's historic presidential run-off election but did not see it as a political attack.
US Haitians put hope in prayer, not the ballot box
Nov 26, 2010 12:19 EST
A preacher urged people in Miami's "Little Haiti" to pray for their homeland, claiming only divine intervention, not voting in Sunday's elections, could solve their country's myriad problems.
Snubbed Haiti presidential candidate Wyclef releases new disc
Nov 04, 2010 19:16 EDT
The six-song EP produced by Columbia Records will be available on December 7 and includes a song called "Election Time," Jean says on his blog.
Awaiting word on run, Wyclef vows to rebuild Haiti
Aug 20, 2010 18:30 EDT
Haiti waited Friday to learn who will be allowed to run for president, with star aspirant Wyclef Jean wasting no time unveiling a plan to tap the diaspora to rebuild the earthquake-battered nation.
Awaiting word on run, Wyclef vows to rebuild Haiti
Aug 20, 2010 12:21 EDT
Haiti waited Friday to learn who will be allowed to run for president, with star aspirant Wyclef Jean wasting no time unveiling a plan to tap the diaspora to rebuild the earthquake-battered nation.
Wyclef awaits word on run for Haitian presidency
Aug 20, 2010 03:30 EDT
Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean waited to learn Friday from an electoral council whether he meets the legal requirements to run for the presidency of his earthquake-battered homeland.
Wyclef awaits word on bid to lead Haiti
Aug 19, 2010 23:11 EDT
Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean met privately with Haitian President Rene Preval to address questions about whether he would qualify to run for president of his earthquake-battered homeland.
Wyclef awaits word on bid to lead Haiti
Aug 19, 2010 21:16 EDT
Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean met privately with Haitian President Rene Preval to address questions about whether he would qualify to run for president of his earthquake-battered homeland.
Wyclef meets president as Haiti awaits poll decision
Aug 19, 2010 16:34 EDT
Haitian President Rene Preval received Wyclef Jean Thursday as the quake-hit country waits to hear if the hip-hop star will be allowed to compete in upcoming presidential elections.
Haiti delays word on whether Wyclef Jean can run for president
Aug 18, 2010 11:17 EDT
Haiti's electoral board decided to push back to August 20 its release of a final list of presidential candidates, a statement released Tuesday said, leaving in doubt for now whether hip-hop star Wyclef Jean can run.
Haiti waits to hear if Wyclef Jean can run for president
Aug 17, 2010 18:53 EDT
Haitians are to learn Tuesday whether hip-hop star Wyclef Jean meets the legal requirements to run for president in a country devastated by one of the world's worst natural disasters.
Haiti waits to hear if Wyclef can run for president
Aug 17, 2010 14:45 EDT
Haitians are to learn Tuesday whether hip-hop star Wyclef Jean meets the legal requirements to run for president in a country devastated by one of the world's worst natural disasters.
APNewsBreak: Jean seeks dual citizenship for Haiti
Aug 15, 2010 07:15 EDT
APNewsBreak: Wyclef Jean would seek to change Haiti's constitution to allow dual citizenship. Hip hop artist and presidential hopeful Wyclef Jean said Saturday that as leader he would work to change Haiti's constitution to allow dual citizenship and give many Haitians living abroad the right to vote in their homeland.
Wyclef Jean registers as Haiti presidential contender
Aug 07, 2010 21:20 EDT
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian hip-hop star Wyclef Jean registered as a presidential contender on Thursday, in a move into politics that generated an outburst of popular enthusiasm in his poor, earthquake-ravaged homeland.
Clouds gather over Wyclef Jean's Haiti bid
Aug 06, 2010 22:37 EDT
Hip-hop superstar Wyclef Jean has flown out of his native Haiti as clouds gathered over his outsider presidential bid announced barely 24 hours earlier.
Former Fugee Pras not backing Wyclef for president
Aug 06, 2010 22:33 EDT
Former Fugees star Pras says he will not back Wyclef Jean in his bid for Haiti's presidency. Wyclef Jean's presidential bid in Haiti is receiving criticism from his childhood friend and fellow Fugees bandmate, Pras.
Haiti faces a question: Who is Wyclef Jean?
Aug 06, 2010 19:07 EDT
His candidacy declared, Haitians face a question: Who is Wyclef Jean, really?. Street star. Scandal-plagued aid director. Ex-Fugees hip hop frontman. The moment he filed his candidacy, Wyclef Jean became the most famous ? and thus potentially most powerful ? candidate in Haiti's critical post-earthquake presidential election.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Fugees | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Rap Translators, also later known as Tranzlator Crew Refugee Camp |
| Origin | West Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop, R&B, reggae |
| Years active | 1989–1997, 2004–2007 |
| Labels | Ruffhouse/Columbia Records |
| Website | Official Fugees Website |
| Former members | |
| Lauryn Hill Wyclef Jean Pras John Forté | |
