The passing of a great
Jacob Desvarieux recorded more than 50 albums and helped invent zouk
published : 3 Aug 2021 at 04:00
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 1978, went on to record more than 50 albums, released by the band or by individual members and the band remains hugely popular in the Caribbean.
Kassav put French Antillean music (that is to say,…
