Wyclef Jean, Hot, Hot, Hot…
Last Friday, July 11, Quebec's summer festival welcomed Wyclef Jean, international hip-hop celebrity. Had it been winter, all of the snow would have melted ‘cause the show was Hot, Hot, Hot. Akon, the rapper, former wrongdoer of Senegalese origin opened the show and, once more, demonstrated his talents as a performer (He performed in Quebec once already). The contact with an euphoric public was intense for he was often in their midst, singing and dancing with all the necessary security of course.
Once referred to as the ambassador of hip-hop, the star of the evening, Wyclef Jean made a joke insinuating that he was aiming for a higher position: As he came on stage so came two spectators holding signs saying «Wyclef for President». In deed, had he run for office that night he would surely have gotten the votes of the huge crowd that filled the Plains of Abraham. (No official estimation was published but I would say that there were more that 100.00 people there). The man is pure dynamite, he is generous, talented. He loves music and knows how to get people exited about his music that varies from Rap to Hip-hop to Reggae to Folk to Compa, a sound original to his native Haiti. Unavoidably, Wyclef showed his political side by blasting Georges Bush and showing his support for Obama. During his performance, he was joined on stage by the Fugee, the two singers with whom he first gained famed, and by Akon who had previously set the table for this musical feast.
It was so intense that I honestly find it difficult to describe that evening in details. I can only say that it was memorable.