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Jacob Desvarieux

Worldbeat
World music
Zouk
Jacob Desvarieux was an original member of the French Caribbean band Kassav', as well as a guitar-playing solo musician whose 1984 single "Zouk la sé sèl médikaman nou ni" became an international hit. He was born in Paris, France, on November 21, 1955, and soon moved to the Caribbean, where he spent much of his youth. Jacob Desvarieux learned to play music while living in the tropics and became interested in the islands' kadans and calypso traditions. He founded the band Kassav' in 1979. While popularizing the zouk style of music around the globe, the band released more than 20 a...
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CarnivalWyclef Jean, Jacob Desvarieux, Jocelyn Berouard and Sweet Mickey
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Zouk-La-Sé Sel Médikaman Nou Ni (Zouk-La Se Sel Medikaman Nou Ni)Jacob Desvarieux and Georges Decimus
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Musiquarian 

DJ Ademar Remix

Kaysha and Jacob Desvarieux
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Laisse parler les gens 

Remix Amapiano

Jocelyne Labylle, Jacob Desvarieux and Passi
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Musiquarian 

Michelson & Kaysha Remix

Kaysha and Jacob Desvarieux
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Interlude ITiitof and Jacob Desvarieux
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CarnivalWyclef Jean, Jacob Desvarieux, Jocelyn Berouard and Sweet Mickey

The Carnival

5:06

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Zouk-La-Sé Sel Médikaman Nou Ni (Zouk-La Se Sel Medikaman Nou Ni)Jacob Desvarieux and Georges Decimus

Euphrasine's Blues

5:26

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Musiquarian 

DJ Ademar Remix

Kaysha and Jacob Desvarieux

4:18

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Laisse parler les gens 

Remix Amapiano

Jocelyne Labylle, Jacob Desvarieux and Passi

3:20

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Musiquarian 

Michelson & Kaysha Remix

Kaysha and Jacob Desvarieux

4:58

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Interlude ITiitof and Jacob Desvarieux

Tout à Gagner

1:52

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