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The public.
You have traveled the four corners of the globe, is there any audience that has particularly impressed you?
: I am very impressed by all those people who do not speak our language and sing our songs despite everything.
You made some pegs in the Cinema notably on Simeon a film of Euzhan Palcy in 1992 where you play the role of Isidore, and in Switch from Schoendoerffer in 2011 where you played Pat. How cinema has contributed to your music and how music helped you to make films?
I think Euzhan was a little bit inspired by the story of Kassav ' to write the screenplay. For the rest I participate occasionally in films by militancy, in France there are very few roles for black actors, I’m offered some small roles because I'm already known, and I agree when my schedule allows it, hoping that it will open the door to black actors who are much better than me.
you are doing the right thing Jacob. As a Veteran in music worldwide and Afro Caribbean what do you think of the music of the Afro-Caribbean musicians today, and of the world music movement in general, where commercial and talent seem to struggle in a deadly duel?
The ideal is to be able to sale without compromise in quality or talent.
when Jacob Desvarieux looks at his artistic career today what feeling he has, if he had to do it again will he change anything?
I will try to do the same and better ...
To close a special word to the public?
Thank you. Continue to support us by buying our records and coming to many concerts, without you we are nothing.
Jacob Desvarieux Flashmag and its readership thank you for this interview.
Jacob Desvarieux with the Kassav group performed in Africa June 23 2017 at the Amilcar Cabral stadium in Cap Vert, they will be in London during the Carnival Weekend august 27/17
Interview conducted by Hubert Marlin Jr, with the Collaboration of Cynthia Phibel. In Paris -France