Some bands become pillars of a genre, some redefine it, and others rise to the level of exemplar in their chosen style. He hasn’t taken any of the cultural shortcuts many stars opt for these days. And ...

The late Jacob Desvarieux of Kassav band who died on July 30, 2021. (Courtesy) French President Emmanuel Macron has led tributes to Zouk music crooner Jacob Desvarieux, co-founder of the band Kassav ...

Famous Creole zouk band, Kassav, the ambassadors of the Creole world and Seychelles are praising the band for their drive in bringing forth the pride of the Creole world. Famous Creole zouk band, ...

Tributes are pouring in for Guadeloupean musician Jacob Desvarieux, co-founder of the band Kassav' who died at the age of 65 on Friday after catching Covid. He shot to fame in the 1980s with the ...

Guitarist, singer and Kassav founding member Jacob Desvarieux died last month in Guadeloupe at the age of 65. Kassav, which was founded after he met with brothers George and Pierre Eduard Decimus in ...

The year was 1983, and Jacob Desvarieux was on tour with his French-Caribbean party band in Haiti when inspiration hit. Sitting inside a Port-au-Prince hotel, the singer-guitarist took pen to paper ...

(FILES) In this file photo (L-R) Jacob Desvarieux of the band Kassav' performs at the "Setting The Stage - 2015 And Beyond" global all-star summer concert at the United Nations on June 6, 2014 in New ...

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Jacob Desvarieux, the Guadeloupean co-founder of Caribbean band Kassav' which shot to global fame in the 1980s by creating the fast-beat zouk music style, has died of Covid-19. Local media in the ...