Track Listing
1. Intro
2. Riot - (with Sizzla/Serj Tankian)
3. Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) - (with Akon)
4. Welcome to the East - (with Sizzla)
5. Slow Down - (with T.I.)
6. King & Queen - (with Shakira)
7. Fast Car - (with Paul Simon)
8. What About the Baby - (with Mary J. Blige)
9. Hollywood Meets Bollywood (Immigration) - (with Chamillionaire)
10. Any Other Day - (with Norah Jones)
11. Heaven's in New York
12. Selena - (with Melissa Jimenez)
13. Touch Your Button Carnival Jam: Let Me Touch Your Button / Rouge Et Bleu / Carnival - (with Machel Montano/Daniela Mercury/Will.I.Am/Melissa Jimenez/Djakout Mizik/Black Alex)
14. Outro
| Details | | Playing Time: | 62 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Akon, Lil Wayne, Lil' Wayne, Mary J. Blige, Norah Jones, Paul Simon, Shakira, T.I. | | Producer: | Djakout Mizik, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis, Jerry Duplessis, Sedeck "All Hands On Deck" Jean, Sedeck 'All Hands On Deck' Jean, Wyclef Jean | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Wyclef Jean (guitar).
Additional personnel: Aadesh Shrivastava, Horacio Jimenez (vocals); David Brozer (guitar); Andy Grassi (guitars); Louis Farrakhan (violin); Rubin Kodheli (cello); Mike "Nyte" DeSalvo, "Super" Dave Clauss (horns); Arden "Keys" Altino, Sedeck "All Hands On Deck" Jean, J. Thomas (keyboards); Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis (bass guitar); Lamont "Logic" Coleman, Marivaldo, Joe Tomino (percussion); LaTavia Parker, Anthony Leggett, Devon Golder (background vocals); Melissa Jimenez, Niia, Daniela Mercury, Djakout Mizik, Akon, Lil Wayne, Machel Montano, Mary J. Blige, Norah Jones, Paul Simon, Serj Tankian, Shakira, Sizzla, T.I., Will.I.Am, Black Alex, Chamillionaire.
In the decade since his post-Fugees solo debut Wyclef Jean has become as well known as an activist as a pop artist. CARNIVAL II: MEMOIRS OF AN IMMIGRANT reflects Jean's political commitment in its detailing of immigrant experience, but not without also turning in an album of bright, eclectic, and continually inventive music. Reggae, Latin, and South Asian sounds can be heard amid the hip-hop and R&B, creating a multicultural pastiche that perfectly suits Jean's lyrical message.
CARNIVAL II is star-studded affair, with everyone from Paul Simon to Mary J. Blige to Nora Jones to the Minister Louis Farrakhan making guest appearances. There's plenty of the smooth rapping and pop smarts that Jean fans expect, but the arrangements and production for the disc set it a cut above. "Riot," featuring dancehall king Sizzla and System of a Down's Serj Tanikan, is a highlight, as is "Hollywood Meets Bollywood," a track that features the Southern MC Chamillionaire.
Editorial Reviews
4 stars out of 5 -- Jean's sonic scope is breathtaking, complemented by imaginative lyrics whose themes range from family break ups, prostitution and drive-by shootings to the US occupation of Iraq.
Mojo
3 stars out of 5 -- [T]he roll-call of guests reflects his savvy, anything-goes approach.
Q
[The album] makes Wyclef's M.O. crystal-clear: There are no division. He's aiming for one world, rocking to his thick, improbable grooves.
Vibe
[With] the post-Katrina hymn 'Any Other Day,' on which Norah Jones joins Wyclef to paint a poignant picture of families stranded on rooftops...
Entertainment Weekly
3.5 stars out of 4 -- It's a breathtaking, ambitious ride through a carnival of global music too rarely explored.
Rolling Stone
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