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Jacob Desvarieux
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Died aged 65
Also known asKassav'GenderMaleNationalityFranceBorn21/11/1955Born inParis, FranceDied30/07/2021 (aged 65)Died inLes AbymesCauseCOVID-19WikidataQ3157537 ↗Buried atSaint-FrançoisTMDb#544268 ↗

Kassav', also alternatively spelled Kassav, is a French Caribbean band that originated from Guadeloupe in 1979. The band's musical style is rooted in the Guadeloupean gwoka rhythm, as well as the Martinican tibwa and Mendé rhythms. Regarded as one of the most influential bands in 20th-century French West Indies music, Kassav is often credited with pioneering the zouk musical genre. Their musical evolution is a synthesis of cadence-lypso and compas traditions.

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Filmography13 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2020Sa sé le zouk,la vraie histoire du zoukMovieSelf65
2017Wyclef Jean & FriendsMovieSelf62
2016The Young PopeSeriesAfrican Cardinal61
2013Kassav au Festival Jazz à Vienne 2013MovieSelf58
2013Jazz à Vienne - Soirée CaraïbesMovieSelf - Kassav'58
2011SwitchMoviePat56
2001Star AcademySeriesSelf46
1992SiméonMovieIsidore37
1987Sacrée soiréeSeriesSelf - Kassav'32
1987Le monde est à vousSeriesSelf - Kassav'32
1985Victoires de la musiqueSeriesSelf30
1982Champs-ElyséesSeriesSelf - Kassav'27
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSeriesSelf - Kassav'17