Jimmy Cliff Honored By Wyclef Jean At Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

Courtesy of the CaribWorldNews

(On Monday, March 15 in NYC), (Jimmy) Cliff turned the Waldorf Astoria ballroom into a dancehall as he thrilled with 3 of his all time favorite hits. After graciously thanking the Museum organizers for the honor, Cliff got down to what truly makes him great as he kicked off his set with "You Can Get It If You Really Want" before moving on to the inspirational "Many Rivers To Cross."

As the guest, who shelled out $1200 for the event got to their feet and thunderous applause echoed in the ball room as Mr. Cliff pulled his final note of the song, he was joined by Haitian Grammy-singer Wyclef Jean.

Jean, who moments earlier he had inducted the man he called his inspiration and the only living reggae legend into the Hall Of Fame pulled out his guitar and join Cliff on a tune that catapulted the St. James native to worldwide fame.

The two rocked out on "The Harder They Come," as Jean urged all to get up. The audience needed little encouragement as they took to their feet and turned the formerly mundane event into a rocking party.

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If you missed the original airing of the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, Fuse will re-broadcast the event Sunday, March 21 at 5 PM PC & Eastern/4 PM Central.

Wyclef Honored At Harvard University; Does Head Stands & Backflips

via Harvard University Gazette

Haitian-American musician and record producer Wyclef Jean has been named 2010 Artist of the Year by the Harvard Foundation of Harvard University. The Grammy Award-winning musician will receive the group’s most prestigious medal at the annual Cultural Rhythms award ceremony on (Saturday) Feb. 27.

The Harvard Cultural Rhythms festival will begin that day at 3 p.m. in Sanders Theatre. The award will be presented around 4 p.m. There also will be an 8 p.m. performance.

“His contributions to music and distinguished history of creativity have been appreciated by people throughout the world,” said S. Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation, “and he is admired worldwide for his humanitarian efforts on behalf of the people of Haiti.”

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Wyclef Jean To Honor Jimmy Cliff At Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

According to Rolling Stone magazine, Wycleff Jean will induct reggae great Jimmy Cliff at this year's Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony March 15th at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria.

Mary J. Blige and Wyclef Jean At Hope Help & Relief Haiti Benefit In NYC

via ITN

Mary J. Blige, Wyclef Jean and Whoopi Goldberg were getting behind a fundraising event for Haiti (Monday, February 8) in New York.

"Hope Help & Relief Haiti" was put together by fashion designer Donna Karan and her Urban Zen Foundation.

The evening was designed as a "Night of Humanity" including a live performance by Blige, an address by Jean and an auction conducted by Goldberg.

The immediate goal of the fundraiser was to provide up to 50,000 tents for homeless families in Haiti. But Karan said the idea was not to limit the effort to just one night but to use it as a launch for a series of events, with the long term goal of helping re-build a permanent, sustainable community in Haiti.

Even as earthquake relief efforts are underway in Haiti, celebrities continue to remind us that support is still needed.

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Wyclef Jean Goes Back To School At Berklee Collage Of Music

via the Boston Herald

Attending Berklee has been a goal of the 37-year-old, Haitian-born Wyclef’s since high school. Raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., and then New Jersey, he dropped out of Five Towns College of Long Island to devote himself to the Fugees full time. Now he’s fulfilling his dream of finishing college at Berklee.

“Berklee’s the best,” he said. “It’s like you’ve got the Honda and you’ve got the Ferrari. I don’t take the Honda no more. I moved up from the Honda. I’m like, give me the Ferrari. Give me the 360 Modena that’s fully equipped with the best. And that’s Berklee. From the studio programs to the theory programs to the ensembles, there’s nothing like it. Because I’m telling you, I live in the studio. I could have just been here recording an album right now. This is the truth.”

Though Wyclef has family in Boston and visits regularly, he hasn’t spent much time on the Berklee campus studying this semester or checking out Boston. He does most of his schoolwork via online courses; his few trips to campus have been for one-on-one classes with professors.

“I was incognito a few times,” he said. “I did come in for some classes, but it’s like I come in and I just jump in the car with my driver and then I’m out. I mostly do the online class. But next semester I’m telling my record company and my manager that I want to be here more. Because what I’ve learned already is that when I’m one-on-one with a teacher or physically in a class, I’m gonna get more out of it.”

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Wyclef performs in Miami, FL (video)

Wyclef Jean performs 'Hips Don't Lie' live at a GRAMMY Celebration Concert Tour at the Fillmore Miami Beach held at the Jackie Gleason Theater
Miami Beach, Florida May 7.