SOB's French Caribbean Cconcerts Presnts: "NEW YORK'S ONLY CLUB APPEARANCE" KASSAV"
THE LIVING LEGENDS" "CREATOR
OF ZOUK MUSIC" Hosted
by: Papa
Jube Altino
Doors:
7:00 pm
Show:
9:00
pm
Admission:
$35
in advanced
$40 day of show
Media
Information
Kassav'
is a Francophone zouk band which was formed in 1979 by
Pierre-Edouard Décimus, a long-time professional musician
who worked with Freddy Marshall. Together, the two of them decided
to take carnival music and make it a more modern and polished style.
It
was
the leading band to emerge from the formative years of Zouk. They
gave
the style a pan-Caribbean sound by taking elements from reggae,
salsa,
and kompa, and became become living legends their invention. Their
first album, established the sound of this unique music. Kassav'
continued to grow more popular, both as a group and with several
members' solo careers, finally peaking in 1985 with Yélélé,
which
featured the international hit "Zouk la sé sèl
médickaman nou ni." With this hit, zouk rapidly became
a widespread dance craze in Latin
America and the Caribbean, and was popular in Europe, Africa, and
Asia. Come see the legendary band in their only NY club performance
@
S.O.B.'s.
