Jaber Al Mahjoub

Jaber El Mahjoub was born in 1938 into a family of shepherds from M'Saken in Tunisia. His childhood turns out to be perilous when his mother dies at the age of six. His sister educates him without financial means to give him access to school and the possibility of learning to read and write. At the dawn of 1958, he decided to move to Marseilles and worked as a baker. Two years later, he hit the road for the French capital. Gifted with his hands and his voice, he fashions sculptures and at the same time composes, writes and performs songs until recording two 45 rpm records with Pathé Marconi. A wealthy American is challenged by his work, she takes him to the United States, marries him and propels his career internationally.