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An adept of folk rhythms, Jean-Christian Mboumba Mackaya’s (known as Mack-Joss – founder of the Mighty Orchestra Massako<\/strong>) career as a musician began when he was just 17 of age and he quickly established himself as a staple of Libreville\u2019s nightlife scene, singing in various local bands. By 1966 he had released \u201cLe Boucher\u201d, his first hit which swept the African airwaves and earned him the respect of Franco, the legendary master of Congolese Rumba. Franco\u00b4s encouragement helped transform him from a Gabonese singer into an ascendent figure of pan-African culture.<\/p>\n

Between 1968 and 1970 Mack-Joss and his Negro-Tropical immortalised a good number of singles recorded in a makeshift open-air recording studios and in 1971 Gabon armed forces decided to form their own band. Mack-Joss was recruited to become the band leader and this was the birth of Orchestre Massako<\/strong> which became Gabon\u2019s national orchestra.
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At the end of the 1970\u00b4s funds were made available to bring recording equipment over from France. Studio Mobile Massako was born and Mack-Joss\u2019s songwriting ability provided hit after hit. The master tapes with the recordings were sent to Paris for mixing and Mack-Joss would personally make the journey to France, carrying the reels in his hand luggage. The vinyl records were then pressed in France and shipped back to Gabon, and to other distributors throughout the continent. About a dozen long play records were recorded between 1978 and 1986 and most were released on Mass Pro, Mack-Joss\u00b4s own label. A few of these recordings featured a singer from Guin\u00e9e Conakry by the name of Amara Tour\u00e9 who had joined Orchestre Massako<\/strong> as a singer in 1980 and had become an important ingredient in the band\u2019s success. His specific voice, impossible not to recognise, left no one unmoved (ask those who listened to the compilation AALP078).<\/p>\n

Mack-Joss\u2019s retirement in 1996 marked the end of Orchestre Massako<\/strong>. With a four decades spanned career, his contribution to Gabonese culture cannot be overstated and continues to inspire the respect and devotion of people who knew him.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An adept of folk rhythms, Jean-Christian Mboumba Mackaya’s (known as Mack-Joss – founder of the Mighty Orchestra Massako<\/strong>) career as a musician began when he was just 17 of age and he quickly established himself as a staple of Libreville\u2019s nightlife scene, singing in various local bands. By 1966 he had released \u201cLe Boucher\u201d, his first hit which swept the African airwaves and earned him the respect of Franco, the legendary master of Congolese Rumba. Franco\u00b4s encouragement helped transform him from a Gabonese singer into an ascendent figure of pan-African culture.<\/p>\n

Between 1968 and 1970 Mack-Joss and his Negro-Tropical immortalised a good number of singles recorded in a makeshift open-air recording studios and in 1971 Gabon armed forces decided to form their own band. Mack-Joss was recruited to become the band leader and this was the birth of Orchestre Massako<\/strong> which became Gabon\u2019s national orchestra. <\/span><\/p>\n

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