Jo Bisso Biography

Jo Bisso was born and raised in Yaoundé, Cameroon. A big fan of Otis Reading and Wilson Picket, he discovered American soul music and fell in love with it. Ambitious and in search of new opportunities, Jo moved to France. He signed with the record label Decca that produced his first hit Flying To The Land Of Soul. He then moved to New York for several years. He created several albums in which he collaborated with artists such as Sookie and Venice. Jo produced his first mixed album Jo Bisso with the Parisian label Disques Espérance in 1975. The album is a mix of jazz, funk, soul, afro rhythms and is sung in English and in his mother tongue. He played a wide variety of instruments. The album is about love and the travails of life. Jo, who set the direction of his music, owned his music and produced it, was a man ahead of his time. In 1981, Jo moved to the Ivory Coast. He lived there for 8 years as a cultural ambassador. Today, Jo lives in Paris. He thinks it is great that people love his music and continue to appreciate it over the years.