Last May 11, Kassav’ group started its long tour to celebrate its 40 years of existence in the Arena hall in Nanterre, Parisian region, in front of 40 000 spectators. Journalist Éric Amiens who grew up with this Caribbean mythical band and attended its many concerts was there and, even though he “zouked” all evening, he could take some photos we publish now. This information professional did not have the right words to describe this hot atmosphere, he just told us : “Kassav’ members are great and they don’t even know they are so great!” All right, we shall add nothing else…
This Saturday, May 25, the stadium in the town of Capesterre Belle-Eau in Guadeloupe will host the 2nd concert of this band which was created in 1979 by two Guadeloupean musicians, Pierre-Édouard Décimus et Jacob Desvarieux, which consists of Guadeloupeans and Martinicans and which succeeded in erasing rivalry between these two French territories in the Caribbean. 5 000 people are expected to sing and dance the hits from this group that invented zouk, now an international music…
