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Genre (s) | Zouk |
founding | 1979 |
Website | http://www.kassav-official.com/ |
Current occupation | |
singing |
Jocelyne Béroard |
Jacob Desvarieux | |
singing |
Jean-Philippe Marthely |
Guitar and percussion
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Patrick Saint-Éloi † |
Jean-Claude Naimro | |
Georges Décimus | |
percussion |
César Durcin |
Drums and percussion |
Claude Vamur |
Kassav ' is a Zouk band from Guadeloupe and Martinique .
Band history
Kassav 'was founded in 1979 by Pierre-Edouard Décimus in Guadeloupe . Together with Freddy Marshall , he took up carnival music and modernized it. As a leading band during the Zouk's period, they gave this style a Caribbean sound by integrating elements of reggae , salsa and Kompa .
Discography
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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FR | |||
2000 | Nou la |
FR41 (6 weeks) FR |
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2004 | K Toz |
FR31 (17 weeks) FR |
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2007 | All U need is zouk |
FR58 (13 weeks) FR |
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2013 | Sonjé |
FR32 (9 weeks) FR |
More studio albums
- 1979: Love and kadance
- 1980: Lagué mwen
- 1981: Kassav n ° 3
- 1983: Kassav
- 1983: Kassav n ° 5
- 1983: Passeport
- 1984: Ayé
- 1984: Yélélé
- 1985: An ba chenn la
- 1987: Vini pou (FR:platinum)
- 1987: Mwen Malad Aw (FR:gold)
- 1989: Majestik Zouk (FR:× 2Double gold )
- 1992: Tékit izi (FR:gold)
- 1995: Difé (FR:gold)
Live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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FR | |||
1996 | Kassav cho |
FR43 (2 weeks) FR |
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2005 | Carnaval Tour |
FR124 (5 weeks) FR |
More live albums
- 1987: Kassav au Zenith
- 1990: Le Grand Méchant Zouk
- 1993: Live au Zénith
- 2006: Le Grand Méchant Zouk
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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FR | |||
1999 | Le Meilleur de Kassav: Best of 20e anniversaire |
FR20 (8 weeks) FR |
Chart entry in FR only in 2008
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2009 | saga |
FR45 (13 weeks) FR |
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2016 | Zouk la ce sel medikaman nou ni |
FR180 (1 week) FR |
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2019 | Best of 2019 |
FR186 (3 weeks) FR |
More compilations
- 1987: Les Grand Succès de Kassav vol. 1
- 1987: Les Grand Succès de Kassav vol. 2
- 1991: Best of (FR:gold)
- 1998: Kassav Gold
- 1998: Un toque latino
- 2002: Les Indispensables de Kassav
- 2003: Legends Kassav
- 2006: Best of
- 2006: Kassav: Les années sonodisc
- 2013: La Sélection - Best of 3CD
Solo albums
- 1991: Milans by Jocelyne Béroard
- 1992: Be zouk by Patrick Saint Eloi
- 1994: Zoukamine by Patrick Saint Eloi
- 1996: Marthéloi by Jean Philippe Marthély & Patrick Saint Eloi
- 1997: Digital dreads by Jean-Claude Naimro
- 1998: Lovtans by Patrick Saint Eloi
- 1998: O péyi by Jean Philippe Marthély
- 1999: Euphrasine Blues by Jacob Desvarieux
- 1999: A l'Olympia by Patrick Saint-Eloi
- 1999: Délikatès by Jean-Claude Naimro
- 2002: Live en Martinique by Jean Philippe Marthély
- 2003: Madousinay by Jocelyne Béroard
- 2006: Koulè lanmou by Jean Philippe Marthély
- 2008: Kolo ka by Claude Vamur
Singles
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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FR | |||
1988 | Sye bwa |
FR19 (18 weeks) FR |
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Soleil |
FR40 (8 weeks) FR |
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1989 | Sé dam bonjou Majestik Zouk |
FR45 (2 weeks) FR |
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1990 | Wép wép Majestik Zouk |
FR44 (7 weeks) FR |
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Ou lé Majestik Zouk |
FR43 (3 weeks) FR |
Video albums
- 1999: Les 20 ans de KASSAV à Bercy
- 2005: Carnaval tour
- 2006: Le grand méchant zouk
- 2008: All u need is zouk tour
- 2009: Nuit créole les 30 ans de KASSAV au Stade de France
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Web links
- Official website (French)
- Kassav ' on MusicBrainz (English)