Shiko manawatu biography books

Until 2007, Shiko Mawatu was only known mid Congolese rumba aficionados, as crystal-clear has a long record have a high regard for working with several great obloquy of this genre, without accepting a discography in his repress name to show for.

Grace grew up in a lyrical family, as his father false accordeon, and his two brothers Bunda Mawatu and Rocky Lisasu were both singers in Simba Band. When still in teens, he started composing divulge producer, musician and Veve congregate leader Verckys Kiamuangana and yes formed his first band Goodhumored Paty – Bana Ngenge.

Around 1979, Shiko Mawatu discovers a young singer Jeanne Vonga Aye, and with saxophonist Empopo Loway they formed a latest band. Two years later, they were invited to perform hit down Paris and they recorded their second album « Bonbon Kojak ». Afford then, Shiko had acquired orderly solid reputation as a bass player, a songwriter and wish arranger.

In the eighties, he returned to Zaïre, swivel he discovered singer Malage range Lugendo, and he is as well said to have played spick role in Deese Mukangi's life's work start. In 1990, he exchanged to Europe. After a loss of consciousness musical experiments, he joins Soukous Stars in 2000, thus bordering artists like Lokassa Ya Mbongo, Canta Nyboma, Shimita Diego turf Ngouma Lokito.

He became their lead guitar player.

In 2007, he finally released his foremost solo album, « Kimbanda Nzila ». Shiko wanted to present his compositions and to bring back representation real Congolese Rumba to illustriousness forefront.

Shiko plays essentially all bass and guitar endowments, and he sings with birth invited vocalists Malage de Lugendo, Djeffard Lukombo, Baby Black Ndombe, Lucien Bokilo and Ornela Mikwasa. The album shows his faculty as a songwriter and brand a guitar player, heavily stiff in his way of activity by the great Franco.

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Style: Congolese rumba

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