A black African artist, born in Ghana during the English colonial occupation, Mack Porter moved to the Netherlands and then to Italy in the late 60's, releasing here four pop and soul-oriented singles for the small Naples label Fans. In 1969 he won the Un disco per l'Europa song contest in Lugano, Switzerland. Signed to RiFi he made a concept album in 1972, under the name of Mack Sigis Porter, called Peace on you, strongly inspired by psych and slightly progressive atmospheres, with wild guitar solos (and some Hendrix-like vocals) but even some orchestral arrangements. Among the guest musicians, there was keyboardist Vince Tempera from Il Volo. The rare and expensive album was housed in a nice gatefold center-opening cover that had the small cutout of a bird shape in the central part. It's totally untrue that it only came out in a handful of promo copies as some insist. The album was a standard release that had no promotion at all and sold in minimal quantities. The first reissue ever produced for this album has been issued by the German label Shadoks Music in 2006, a wonderful limited pressing of 400 copies with thick cover (center-foldout as the original) and heavy vinyl, absolutely recommended! After his musical career, Porter became a stylist, and he's currently still working in this field under the name Mack Squire.
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