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Shiko Mawatu
(Congo-Kinshasa)
Until 2007, Shiko Mawatu was only known among Congolese rumba aficionados, as he has a long record of working with several great names of this genre, without having a discography in his own name to show for.
He grew up in a musical family, as his father played accordeon, and his two brothers Bunda Mawatu and Rocky Lisasu were both singers in Simba Band.
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When still in his teens, he started composing for producer, musician and Veve band leader Verckys Kiamuangana and he formed his first band Le Paty Bana Ngenge.
Around 1979, Shiko Mawatu discovers a young singer Jeanne Vonga Aye, and with saxophonist Empopo Loway they formed a new band.
Two years later, they were invited to perform in Paris and they recorded their second album « Bonbon Kojak ». By then, Shiko had acquired a solid reputation as a guitar player, a songwriter and an arranger.
In the mid-eighties, he re