ðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌvðə jˌæmɐkˈɑːsi ɪz tɹˈeɪst bˈæk θɹuː dˈeɪvɪd bˈɛl tə hɪz fˈɑːðɚ ɹˈeɪmənd bˈɛl, hˌuː wʌz hˈɛvili ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz hˈeɪbɚts mˈɛθoʊd nˌeɪtʃɚɹˈɛl.
The development of the Yamakasi is traced back through David Belle to his father Raymond Belle, who was heavily influenced by Georges Hébert's methode naturelle.