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Kassav’ to headline Kwita Izina Gala Dinner

Legendary Caribbean Zouk band Kassav’ is set to headline the Kwita Izina Gala Dinner on Friday, September 5, at the Kigali Convention Centre (KCC), The New Times has learned. The much-anticipated ...
Washington Times

Zouk pioneers Kassav headline Haitian Compas Fest

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Thousands of Haitian and Caribbean music fans are expected for South Florida’s annual Haitian Compas Festival. The French-Caribbean band Kassav will make a rare Florida ...
Radio France Internationale

Kassav's Jocelyne Béroard: 35 years of healing the world with zouk

Kassav has had the world dancing for the past 35 years with zouk, upbeat music based on traditional rhythms from the French Caribbean. With over 20 albums, Kassav is one of world music's biggest ...
Radio France Internationale

Musicians worldwide mourn passing of Caribbean zouk hero

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 ...
The Local

Guadeloupean pioneer of Caribbean zouk music dies after Covid infection

(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 ...