X-Stick
The return of Sir Jean! After thirty years firing up the world's stages with Zenzile, Brain Damage and Le Peuple de l'Herbe, the singer joins drummer Yako for X-Stick: a live dub duo — machines and voice — powerful, organic, digital and wild.
Biography
X-Stick (pronounced “cross-sticks”, after the reggae snare-drum technique so often used by drummer Vincent Yakobowski, alias Yako) marks the return of Sir Jean after four years away. Born of the meeting between Yako — drummer with Dawamesk, D-FAZ and Slamouraï — and Sir Jean, the duo delivers a live show that is powerful, organic, digital and wild: a true musical shockwave, somewhere between the ashes of the past and the beats of the future.
For thirty years, Sir Jean set stages around the world alight — Crazy Skankers, Meï Teï Shô, Le Peuple de l'Herbe, Zenzile, Brain Damage, Dokhandem, NMB Afrobeat, Conquering Sound, Roots Doctors — transcending every track with his hypnotic voice and magnetic aura. With X-Stick, the two musicians do not simply play: they invoke. Their dub, built live with machines and voice, opens a breach toward the invisible, a force that gathers people and sets them ablaze.
French press has saluted the project: Reggae.fr praises a perfectly produced result where the instrumentals are the ideal playground for Sir Jean's hypnotic, theatrical flow, in the service of conscious messages true to reggae values, while Culture Dub describes “a breath of fresh air on the back of your neck while everything burns around you”. Released and toured by Jaspir Prod, X-Stick shared 2026 bills with Flox and Hollie Cook, from Lyon's Marché Gare to Marseille's Makeda and Mâcon's Cave à Musique.
On video — official clips and live performances
Follow Your Dreams · Official video (X-STICK channel)
Live at Le Marché Gare, Lyon, 26 February 2026 · Official live video
Milestones
Sir Jean's thirty-year journey through France's reggae and dub scene (Zenzile, Brain Damage, Le Peuple de l'Herbe, Meï Teï Shô); creation of X-Stick with drummer Yako, marking his return after four years away; warm reviews from Reggae.fr and Culture Dub; a 2026 tour taking in the Festival Carton Plein in Lyon, the Kaktuss, La Cave à Musique in Mâcon, Le Marché Gare in Lyon, Le Chato'do in Blois with Hollie Cook and Le Makeda in Marseille with Flox.
Show formats
- Live concert (duo)
- Dub live set — machines & vocals
Pro Kit & contact
Booking: Jaspir Prod — X-Stick is presented in the Jaspir Prod “Satellite” roster (prod.jaspir.com).