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Kassav'
Kassav', also alternatively spelled Kassav, is a French Caribbean band that originated from Guadeloupe in 1979. The band's musical style is rooted in the Guadeloupean gwoka rhythm, as well as the Martinican tibwa and Mendé rhythms. Regarded as one of the most influential bands in 20th-century French West Indies music, Kassav is often credited with pioneering the zouk musical genre. Their musical evolution is a synthesis of cadence-lypso and compas traditions. Despite initial resistance from French record labels, which disparaged their early works as excessively "too ethnic," Kassav' tenaciously persevered, collaborating with various West Indian music producers and distributing their music through Sonodisc. The term "kassav" in creole denotes a type of cassava pancake. The band's inception can be traced to Pierre-Edouard Décimus and Fréddy Marshall, members of the Guadeloupean ensemble Les Vikings, who aspired to innovate the island's traditional music by amalgamating it with contemporary influences. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassav') under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

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Zouk-la Sé Sel Médikaman Nou Ni
Jacob Desvarieux
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Mwen di'w awa
Kassav'
3
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Syé bwa
Kassav'
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Ou lé
Kassav'
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Mwen di ou awa
Jacob Desvarieux

Albums

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40 ans

Album • 2019
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All U Need is Zouk

Album • 2007
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Ktoz

Album • 2004
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Sonjé

Album • 2013
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Le Meilleur de Kassav'

Album • 2007
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Madousinay

Album • 2003
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LIVE STADE DE FRANCE 30 Ans

Album • 2009
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CARNAVAL TOUR

Album • 2005
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SAGA

Album • 2009
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Ktoz

Album • 2004

Singles

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En Balate (rework)

2023
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Kass Limon

2011
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Zouk La Ce Sel Medikaman Nou Ni REMIX BY BOB SINCLAR

2014
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Hice Bien Quererte

2022
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Banzawa (Xtremo Soul & SonyUritz Remixes)

2024
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Ou Lè

2019
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Zouk la cé sél médikaman nou ni (Remixes)

2014
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Kitsuné: Kass Limon

2016
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Zouk La Sé Sel Medikaman Nou Ni - EP

2014

Videos

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Zouk la se sel medikaman nou ni

Kassav' • 4.9M views
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Mwen di'w awa

Kassav' • 19M views
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ZOUK - Kassav Jocelyne Beroard Mové Jou

Kassav' • 888K views
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ZOUK - Kassav Ho Madiana

Kassav' • 654K views
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ZOUK - KASSAV' - Chiré Live Zénith 1989

Kassav' • 1M views

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