Jacob Desvarieux

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Jacob Desvarieux
Jacob DESVARIEUX 2012.jpg
Desvarieux in 2012
Born21 November 1955
Paris, France
Died30 July 2021(2021-07-30) (aged 65)
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
OccupationSinger

Jacob Desvarieux (21 November 1955 – 30 July 2021) was a French singer, arranger, and music producer.[1] He was a founding member of the band Kassav'.

Biography[]

Desvarieux's mother, who travelled often, took him to Guadeloupe when he was three months old. He spent the next years in Guadeloupe and Martinique before moving to Senegal. At the age of 16, while living in Marseille, he formed a rock group called The Bad Grass, which then changed its name to Sweet Bananas. They recorded a track titled Bilboa dance, which played during the credits of a morning game show on RMC.

Upon his return to Paris, Desvarieux met Pierre-Édouard Décimus, with whom he founded the Caribbean music group Kassav' in 1979. He played a large part in the group's development and influence at an international level. In 1999, he released a solo album, Euphrasine's Blues. In 2003, he was featured on a Bisso Na Bisso song, Dis l'heure 2 zouk.

Desvarieux was diabetic, having received a kidney transplant for which he had to take immunosuppressive treatment to fight against potential rejection of the organ.[2] Although he received three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, he contracted the disease in July 2021. He was hospitalized in Pointe-à-Pitre and placed into a medically-induced coma.[3] However, he died of the disease on 30 July 2021 at the age of 65.[4]

Discography[]

  • Banzawa (1983)
  • Yélélé (1984)
  • Oh Madiana (1985)
  • Gorée (1986)
  • Euphrasine's Blues (1999)

Filmography[]

Cinema[]

  •  [fr] (1992)
  • Soulwash (2011)
  • Switch (2011)

Television[]

Decorations[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pioneer of Caribbean zouk music dies". France 24. Paris. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ Perflinker, Rita (31 July 2021). "Jacob Desvarieux mort de la Covid-19 malgré trois doses de vaccin : Christine Kelly donne une explication". Voici (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Covid-19 : Jacob Desvarieux, le cofondateur de Kassav', placé en coma artificiel". Le Figaro (in French). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ Nodin, Joseph (30 July 2021). "Jacob Desvarieux, cofondateur du groupe musical Kassav, est mort". Martinique la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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