Diaspora Calling! Gives Fans Tantalising Glimpse of Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean's Power at The National Bowl
The one-day festival will feature Hill and Wyclef Jean performing The Score in full, with Dave Chappelle hosting and Erykah Badu among the guests.
- On Friday, musician Lauryn Hill brings her Diaspora Calling! festival to The National Bowl in Milton Keynes for its U.K. debut, marking 10 years since the event's inaugural Brooklyn edition.
- Hill and Fugees bandmate Wyclef Jean will perform their landmark 1996 album The Score in its entirety, celebrating its 30th anniversary alongside performers Erykah Badu and Fireboy DML.
- Calling the reunion an "incredible healing process," Hill stated they want to share that energy with the world. Jean added they are "projecting that love" outward.
- Ahead of the performance, the pair confirmed they will "absolutely" release new music together. The reunion excludes bandmate Pras Michel, who is serving a 14-year prison sentence.
- Comedian Dave Chappelle will host the event, which features a short film by Los Angeles artist Lauren Halsey depicting the global African diaspora, continuing the pair's movement-building focus.
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Diaspora Calling! gives fans tantalising glimpse of Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean's power at The National Bowl
Diaspora Calling! headed to The National Bowl on Friday, with hip-hop icons Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean topping the bill at the inaugural festival.
Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill Have One-Word Answer About Possibility of First New Fugees Album in 30 Years
Lauryn Hill had a one-word answer, 'absolutely,' when asked if she and Fugees bandmate Wyclef Jean are considering the group's first new LP in 30 years.
After 30 Years and an ‘Incredible Healing Process,’ New Music From This Iconic Hip-Hop Group Could Become a Reality
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean are back together to celebrate 30 years of the iconic Fugees album 'The Score', and maybe even make new music. The post After 30 Years and an ‘Incredible Healing Process,’ New Music From This Iconic Hip-Hop Group Could Become a Reality appeared first on VICE.
“Will there be music in the future? Absolutely”: Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean are positive that the Fugees will record again
It’s 30 years this year since The Score, The Fugees' multi-platinum album, and they've never followed it up. But now two thirds of the group – Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill – have given the strongest indication yet that they might one day record new material together. Interviewed by the BBC yesterday, the pair responded to a question about the possibility of a new album positively. “Will there be music in the future?”, Jean restated, with Hill res…
Lauryn Hill brings Diaspora Calling! to the UK
Moments before Lauryn Hill hopped on a call with The Associated Press, she and Fugees’ bandmate Wyclef Jean stood in the centre of London’s Piccadilly Circus, surrounded by fans. Broadcast above them, on the bright LED screen of Piccadilly Lights, was a short film curated by Hill and created by Los Angeles artist Lauren Halsey: an animated, colourful collage depicting the heroes and symbols of the global African diaspora. The message was clear: This is a celebration of community, culture, music and art. “The crowd was captivated,” Hill said.
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