Massilia Sound System (La façon de Marseille) - Camille Martel

Massilia Sound System - La façon de Marseille - Camille Martel

Massilia Sound System celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2014. The opportunity for the journalist Camille Martel to tell for the first time the history of this group emblematic of the reggae scene of Provence. Published by Le Mot et Le Reste, Massilia Sound System, the way of Marseille shows the ups and downs, shots and blows of the fate of a group in perpetual evolution, at the crossroads of currents Cultural as a priori as hip-hop or Occitania.

Editions Le Mot et le reste.

The author:
Camille Martel, born in 1986 in the suburbs of Paris, is a journalist and musician. Montpellier since 1993, he came to music and journalism through hip-hop culture and the Occitan language. He is a member of the rap group Doctors de Trobar and has often crossed the Massilia Sound System road several times and has developed a trusting relationship with the members of the group.

Extract:

"Soucieuse de pouvoir monter un groupe avec de moindres moyens (il est plus facile – quoique – de trouver des versions que de faire jouer des musiciens), la bande décide de confronter le sound system au public marseillais. Le nom leur apparaît comme une évidence : Massilia Sound System."