Digital Editions
Newsletters
Subscribe
Digital Editions
Newsletters
Art market
Museums & heritage
Exhibitions
Books
Podcasts
Columns
Technology
Adventures with Van Gogh
Art market
Museums & heritage
Exhibitions
Books
Podcasts
Columns
Technology
Adventures with Van Gogh
In the frame
news

Ready or not, Wyclef Jean brings beat to Pamm

The Art Newspaper
2 December 2015
Share

To the former Fugees frontman Wyclef Jean, “the way I paint my music” is a bit like the way Basquiat painted his canvases, Jean said after an energetic concert at the Pérez Art Museum Miami (Pamm) on Monday night. Basquiat, whose father came from the musician’s hometown of Croix-des-Bouquets, just outside Port-au-Prince, is “someone I follow a lot”, Jean said. The late artist’s style of “leaving the painting up to the audience to figure out what it is, that’s how I perform—in an eclectic fashion”. Indeed, “eclectic” is an understatement when used to describe Jean’s hour-and-a-half-long performance, which careened from his hits with Lauryn Hill (Ready or Not) and Shakira (Hips Don’t Lie) to karaoke-style singalongs to classics by Guns ’n’ Roses, a rousing rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner and duets with his Miami-based sister, Melky. He occasionally freestyled lyrics to include Pamm’s billionaire benefactor Jorge Pérez’s name, and even rhymed “trustees” with “Fugees”. Twice he told the well-heeled audience, “If you don’t know me, Google me—I’m kinda famous.”

Read more gossip from Art Basel in Miami Beach here.

In the frame
Share
Subscribe to The Art Newspaper’s digital newsletter for your daily digest of essential news, views and analysis from the international art world delivered directly to your inbox.
Newsletter sign-up
Information
About
Contact
Cookie policy
Data protection
Privacy policy
Frequently Asked Questions
Subscription T&Cs
Terms and conditions
Advertise
Sister Papers
Sponsorship policy
Follow us
Instagram
Bluesky
LinkedIn
Facebook
TikTok
YouTube
© The Art Newspaper

Related content

Art fairsnews
2 December 2015

Pamm benefactor Jorge Pérez parties the night away with former Fugees frontman

Dancing in the streets with Rashaad Newsome, Craig Robins and fashionistas take a walk on the style side, and more gossip from Art Basel in Miami Beach

The Art Newspaper
In the frameblog
15 September 2017

Goethe-Institut goes punk

The Art Newspaper
In the framenews
30 April 2017

Shanghai gets with the Beatz

By The Art Newspaper
In the framenews
19 August 2016

SVA on beat

The Art Newspaper