Massada

Name: Massada
Start: 2026-09-17T19:45:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-17T23:00:00+02:00
Location: Luxor Live

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 · 19:45 — 23:00

Luxor Live, Arnhem

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Massada creates music rooted in Moluccan culture, blending Western instruments, South American rhythms, and Eastern temperament. The band describes their own style as Latin rock or percussion rock.

Massada holds a distinctive place in Dutch music history. Founder Johnny Manuhutu laid the foundation in the 1970s for the sound that has defined the band ever since.

About: Massada

For more than fifty years, Massada has delivered high-energy live shows built on percussion, Latin grooves and Moluccan musical heritage, all steered by founder and frontman Johnny Manuhutu.

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position in the Dutch Top 40 with 'Sajang é' (1980)

position in the Top 100 sales of 1980 for the single 'Sajang é'

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gold record for debut album 'Astaganaga' (1978)

What's new

2026-06
Massada XL performs in June 2026 in Hoorn, together with The Latin Explosion and saxophonist Hans Dulfer.
2025-10
Founder Johnny Manuhutu received on 4 October 2025 a Royal Decoration - Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau - for his role as a bridge builder between Moluccan and Dutch culture.
2025-02
Massada performed on 1 February 2025 an XL-show at the Muziekgieterij in Maastricht, together with Latin Explosion.

Tour

MaastrichtHoornApeldoornHeemskerk

Tracks

Sajang éNumber 1 hit in the Dutch Top 40 (1980), from the album Pusaka

Latin DanceHit single from the debut album Astaganaga (1978)

ArumbaiInstrumental single from the album Pukul Tifa (1979), characteristic of the band's Moluccan percussion style

Dansa (Don't Quit Dancing)Hit single from 1978, from the debut album Astaganaga

AstaganagaDebut album (1978), received a gold record and a Silver Harp

Recent shows

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