{"id":41862,"date":"2019-04-01T16:15:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T14:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/secousse-records-reissues-sammy-massambas-cursed-record-propriete-privee\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:35:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:35:53","slug":"secousse-records-reissues-sammy-massambas-cursed-record-propriete-privee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/secousse-records-reissues-sammy-massambas-cursed-record-propriete-privee\/","title":{"rendered":"Secousse Records reissues Sammy Massamba&#8217;s cursed record &#8216;Propri\u00e9t\u00e9 Priv\u00e9e&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"pam-featured-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23164 pam-featured-content\"  src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-2-759x542.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-2-661x472.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-2-465x332.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-2-375x268.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #eb5757;\">The story surrounding Congolese artist&#8217;s 1987 release is so gruesome that he believed it was cursed.\u00a0<a style=\"color: #eb5757;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/tag\/secousse\/\">Secousse Records<\/a>\u00a0is reissuing it &#8211; and hopefully lifting the curse.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Born in Brazzaville, Congo, Sammy Massamba joined\u00a0Les Cheveux Cr\u00e9pus in 1966, one of the main Congolese Rumba orchestras at the time. With them, he started touring all over the country, and then through Europe. It is during this tour that\u00a0Sammy decided to stay in France.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving the band in 1970, he led a prolific career, working as guitar player, author and composer, collaborating on several records. His work as an arranger for the Safari Ambiance Label catalogue as well as his solo projects established him as a major artist on the Afro-French scene.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rt3ghYNlbn4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1987, he self-recorded and producing <em>Propri\u00e9t\u00e9 Priv\u00e9e\u00a0<\/em>Maxi,\u00a0released in small quantity and barely distributed. In 1992, he received a mysterious phone call.\u00a0At the other end of the line, a voice with a strong Japanese accent introduced herself as the nephew of Akio Morita, the renowned cofounder of Sony. The Japanese heir mentioned he was a fan of \u2018Propri\u00e9t\u00e9 Priv\u00e9e\u2019, and was in fact so keen on the record that he wanted to sign Sammy Massamba to Sony right away.<\/p>\n<p>But he never showed up to the\u00a0meeting they had planned :\u00a0Akio Morita\u2019s nephew had died in a car accident in central Paris the day before the meeting was due. Sammy was stunned by the news, and spent the next three months on the verge of mental breakdown. He was left with the feeling that his release was cursed.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the record kept circulating thanks to people making bootleg cassettes, and then thanks to Youtube, cementing cult status amongst DJs and African music lovers.\u00a0Until it reached the ears of DJ and Secousse label founder\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/tag\/etienne-tron\/\">\u00c9tienne Tron<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23163\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-759x543.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-661x473.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-465x332.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-375x268.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is how the French label came to reissue this record, in a remastered version. &#8220;Sala Keba&#8221;<em>,\u00a0<\/em>the track we are premiering above, is\u00a0a slow electrofunk burner, giving a good idea of Sammy Massamba\u2019s style, a successful fusion of African and American music heritage. We just hope the curse has been lifted&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Sammy Massamba&#8217;s<em> Propri\u00e9t\u00e9 Priv\u00e9e<\/em>\u00a0will be out on Secousse Records on April 20th. Pre-order it on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/secousse.bandcamp.com\/album\/propri-t-priv-e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #eb5757;\">Read Next\u00a0:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #eb5757;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/kokoroko-the-many-moods-of-afro-jazz\/\">KOKOROKO, the many moods of afro-jazz<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-23168\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-Cover.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-Cover-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-Cover-1010x1010.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-Cover-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-Cover-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-Cover-1440x1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-Cover-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-Cover-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-Cover-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-Cover-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-Cover-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sammy-Massamba-Propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9-Priv%C3%A9e-Cover-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The story surrounding Congolese artist&#8217;s 1987 release is so gruesome that he believed it was cursed.\u00a0Secousse Records\u00a0is reissuing it &#8211; and hopefully lifting the curse. Born in Brazzaville, Congo, Sammy Massamba joined\u00a0Les Cheveux Cr\u00e9pus in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":23164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3944],"tags":[4087],"location":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41862"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41862"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=41862"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=41862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}