01ZoukKassav’
Guadeloupe & Martinique
Zouk • Grew up in Fort-de-France, Martinique
Jocelyne Béroard
A defining voice of Creole song.
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Behind the music
The story so far.
Jocelyne Béroard is a singer and writer from Martinique whose voice is central to the story of Kassav’ and to zouk more broadly. Her career connects group performance with a substantial solo repertoire, including the albums Siwo, Milans and Madousinay. Before becoming a lead voice in Kassav’, she worked as a backing singer, developing the musical relationships that shaped her later work. Siwo and Kolé Séré provide two starting points for discovering the clarity and warmth of her delivery. Her artistic life extends into acting and writing, including the autobiography Loin de l'amer. Across these forms, her work gives space to Creole language and Caribbean experience, making her an important connection between the music's collective history and its individual storytellers.
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EXPLORE THE CATALOG.
Browse the release editions collected so far, with complete tracklists, dates and direct listening links. The catalog explains its source coverage and remaining gaps.
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BEHIND THE SONGS.
- Kolé Séré — Béroard and Lavil’s 1996 Enfoirés performance
Identify Kolé Séré’s 1996 Enfoirés duet and island-song medley, with separate songwriting credits and selected streaming editions.
- Siwo — Jocelyne Béroard: her writing account and album/live versions
Read Jocelyne Béroard’s account of Siwo’s creation, its credited writers and the difference between selected album and live listings.
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