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Jocelyne Béroard - Kassav ' In Full - Untold Stories ...
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No need to introduce her Jocelyne Béroard is a true icon of world music . e Muse of the legendary Afro Caribbean group Kassav , is our guest this month on Flashmag ! Hello Jocelyne and especially thank you for granting us this interview . So , the music what brings you there ? When you were younger , did you dream of making your career in music , especially when we know that you took your first steps at the Convent of Cluny ? Already I must tell you that , I am very happy with your invitation for this interview … so the music you ask me how I got there ? I would say that I have always been immersed in it since my childhood , we always listened to music , there was always a radio playing somewhere . At home we always listened to the news , obituaries and music …
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so I was already listening to music and then I learned classical music . I did 6 years of classical music . And then , after I went to France for my university studies , I met friends who always had guitars with them , they will come to my house to play and we had fun singing together the most popular songs of the time . French and Brazilian songs , Jazz standards , Salsa …. in fact , everything that passed under our noses . It was just a hobby but it was once in Paris that my brother introduced me to an arranger , Roland Louis , who was also teaching music . It was he who introduced me to professional music circles , because he made me do a lot of backing vocals for artists with whom he worked . As the meetings progressed , I entered the industry and became a professional chorister .