Wow, take me to you, Congolese rumba. This sound deserves its own religion and Franco (TPOK Jazz etc.) is its prophet. One of his disciples was a certain Jean-Christian Mboumba Mackaya aka Mack-Joss, the bandleader of Orchestre Massako, Gabon’s national orchestra in the ’70s. Analog Africa has compiled four sprawling and uplifting songs by this orchestra on »Orchestre Massako«. For this reviewer, the best Africa release of the half-year.
Orchestre Massako – Orchestre Massako (2022)
