Michelino Mavatiku Visi

Michelino Mavatiku Visi
Birth name Mavatiku Visi
Also known as Michelliono, Michita
Born (1946-03-15) March 15, 1946
Genres Soukous
Occupation(s) composer, arranger, producer, guitarist
Instruments Lead Guitar
Years active 1960 - Present
Associated acts Afrisa
TPOK Jazz
Orchestra Maquisards
Makfe

Mavatiku Michelino Visi, commonly known as Michelino, is a soukous recording artist, composer, guitarist and vocalist, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He was a member of the Congolese band African Fiesta Nationale, which was later renamed Afrisa International, led by Congolese music superstar, Tabu Ley.[1] Later, in the early 1970s, Michelino left Afrisa and joined TPOK Jazz, led by François Luambo Makiadi, which dominated the Congolese music scene from the 1950s through the 1980s.[2]

Born and raised by Angolan parents, in the Congolese port-city of Matadi, Micheliono moved to Kinshasa, as a teenager. Michelino now lives, plays and teaches music in Paris, France. He has a band of about eight members.[3]

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References

  1. KPN, . "Michelino Was A Member of Tabu Ley's Band In The Late 1960s And Early 1970s". KenyaPage.Net (KPN). Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. KPN, . "Michelino Joined TPOK Jazz In The Early 1970s". KenyaPage.Net (KPN). Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  3. "Biography of Michelino Mavatiku Visi (French)". UniversRumbaCongolaise.Com. 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
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