His band, Kassav’, found millions of listeners as it held on to Caribbean roots while reaching out to the world. He died of Covid-19. By Jon Pareles Jacob Desvarieux, the guitarist and singer who led ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PARIS (AFP) - 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 ...

Jacob Desvarieux is the Guadeloupean co-founder of Caribbean band Kassav’ which shot to global fame in the 1980s. (AFP pic) Jacob Desvarieux, the Guadeloupean co-founder of Caribbean band Kassav’ ...

(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 ...

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 ...