Verckys Et L´orchestre Vévé

At Age 18 Verckys Born Georges Mateta Kiamuangana Became A Member Of The Congo’s Most Dominant And Influential Band Franco Luambo’s OK Jazz. This Relationship Was Short-Lived However As Verckys Now A Versatile And Potent Multi-Instrumentalist Had Plans Of His Own The Formation Of Orchestre Vévé In 1968 With The Aim Of Reinventing And Modernizing The Congolese Sound. Blending The Ever-Influential Prowess Of James Brown With Congolese Merengue Rumba And Soukous Verckys Stripped Away The Conventional Approach That OK Jazz Had Pioneered Allowing His Saxophone-Laced Melodies To Dominate. Verckys Also Began Recording Young Urban Artists With Guitar-Driven Cavacha Sounds And Releasing Their Work On His Label Les Editions Vévé Les Freres Soki Bella Bella Orchestre Kiam And Others Shot To Stardom Overnight Making Verckys Quite Wealthy. read less