Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee is the eighth studio-album by Haitian singer-songwriter and rapper Wyclef Jean. It was released on September 15, 2017.[4]
Personnel
Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee was Jean's first album recorded without his longtime co-producer Jerry Duplessis. Instead tracks were produced by Jean and several relatively unknown co-producers. Similarly, unlike previous Wyclef Jean albums, there were few high-profile appearances: the best known featured artistes were Lunchmoney Lewis and Emeli Sande.
Singles
On June 22, 2017, Jean released the first single from the album, titled "Fela Kuti",[5] along with another song, titled "What Happened to Love".[6] On July 14, 2017, Wyclef released the "Fela Kuti" official lyric video.[7]
Critical reception
Mai Perkins of Pop Magazine wrote in a positive review, "Carnival 3 is right on time. Wyclef’s songwriting is ripe with empowerment and resilience. The album is a concise 12-track body of work with a handful of features and tributes to the likes of Fela Kuti as well as to the hallmarks of hip-hop."[3] Mr. Wavvy of Cult MTL offered a negative critique, describing the album as "a cheap nostalgia cash-in".[1]
On December 25, 2017, Jean announced The Carnival Tour on social media.[8][9] It started on February 9, 2018, and ended on October 26, 2018, after 56 shows.
Track listing
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length
1.
"Slums" (featuring Jazzy Amra, H1DaHook and Marx Solvila)
