Twenty years later, a page of history is turning. The very last establishment of the Macumba nightclub chain, which has numbered 23, will definitely lower its shutters at the end of February after 49 years of activity. Located in Englos, near Lille, it will host one last evening on the night of February 22 to 23 and then it will be over.
A page of history turns with the closure of the last Macumba
On BFM TV, guest in the 9-10 of AppolineJean-Pierre Mader reacted to the closure of the last Macumba which still welcomes night owls eager to dance until the early hours of the morning. “It’s an era that’s ending, a synonym for the 1980s that’s going away, he declared, emphasizing that “these were big clubs which were quite prescriptive of what was going to be broadcast on the radio. There were a lot of resident DJs. They were also places where you could enter easily, unlike the big clubs in Paris where there was a doorman who filtered in.”.
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Nostalgic, the singer evoked an atmosphere from another era by remembering Macumba. A less anxious and more open period. “There was a friendly side, we could all get together and party, there was no social barrier, it was open to everyone”.
-The song was intended for… Philippe Lavil
Still on BFM TV, Jean-Pierre Mader however explained that there is no link between his song and the Macumba nightclub chain other than the use of the name to give a setting in which to place their migrant dancer. There was therefore no question of an advertisement to promote these establishments. “It would have been a stroke of genius, and a lot of money! Unfortunately, I didn’t have that idea.” he confided.
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Small detail recalled in the singer’s biography on the Nostalgie website: this song was not originally intended for Jean-Pierre Mader. He had initially composed it for Philippe Lavil who was riding high at the time on the triumph of his single “Il tape sur des bamboos”. However, he refused it, just like the record companies who declined the first version recorded by Jean-Pierre Mader. The title had to go through the remix box in Italy, with the use of synthesizers, to make it the hit that those over forty instantly recognize.
