After performing at the Voodoo Music Fest in New Orleans over the weekend, Wyclef Jean zipped right back home for a special unannounced show in New York City.
On Monday afternoon, 'Clef performed at the Community Church of New York to mark the completion of the March Of The Americas, a month-long trek from Washington D.C. to New York City to protest the income gap between the rich and the poor in the United States. Jean belted out a medley of songs, beginning with a reggae version of the civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome." His set also included "Gone Till November," "Guantanamera," and a cover of Bob Marley's "No Woman No Cry." The March Of The Americas was spearheaded by the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, and other celebrity supporters of the march included Jackson Browne, who performed in Philadelphia, and actor Danny Glover, who marched for a day in Baltimore. More information about the group and its cause can be found at www.libertynet.org/kwru. Wyclef's congregational performance is just the latest in a string of recent benefit appearances for the Fugees singer-songwriter, as he also played at the American NetAid show in October. Jean also just received the first annual Do Something Award from "Rolling Stone" magazine for his charity work with the Wyclef Jean Foundation, an organization which supports musical education and increasing opportunity for underprivileged children (see "Wyclef To Be Honored For Charitable Efforts").
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