Jo Maka
José "Jo" Maka (born April 1929 in Conakry ; † March 1981 ) was a Guinean musician of world jazz ( soprano saxophone , rarely alto and baritone saxophone ) living in France .
Live and act
Maka, whose father came from Gabon and whose mother came from Sierra Leone, received musical training from his father, who had a band. In the 1950s he studied history and art history in Paris , but then focused on music. He first played dance music in bands from the Caribbean and West Africa before moving into the French jazz scene. Maka appeared in the 1970s mainly with François Tusques and his Intercommunal Free Dance Band , with whom he also recorded several albums. He was also a member of Alan Silva's Celestrial Communication Orchestra and founded the IACP music school in Paris with Silva in 1976 , where he taught. He also worked with Eddy Louiss , with Henri Guédon ( Cosmozouk Percussion , 1974), with Bobby Few and with Noah Howard ( Traffic , 1980). He also performed with Alain Jean-Marie and Nina Simone .
The Intercommunal Free Dance Music Orchestra around François Tusques dedicated its record Vol. 4 (1981) to the memory of him. Even Bobby Watson remembers him in his play All the Thing of Jo Maka . The Michel Marre Brass Band also played a piece in memory of him on the album Mindélo .
Discographic notes
- François Tusques Intercommunal Free Dance Music Orchestra Vol. 1 (with Guem , Michel Marre, Adolf Winkler )
- Cheikh Tidiane Fall / Bobby Few / Jo Maka Diom Futa (1979)
- Bonga / Tião / Jo Maka: Racines / De L'Angola Au Brésil
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Eric Drott Music and the Elusive Revolution: Cultural Politics and Political Culture in France, 1968–1981 2011, p. 151
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maka, Jo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maka, Joé; Maka, José (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Guinean jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Conakry |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1981 |