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          5. Nico Kasanda

          Congolese musician (1939–1985)
          Background information
          Birth nameNicolas Kasanda wa Mikalay
          Also known asDocteur Nico
          Born(1939-07-07)7 July 1939
          Mikalayi, Belgian Congo
          Died22 September 1985(1985-09-22) (aged 46)
          Brussels, Belgium
          GenresCongolese rumba and Soukous
          InstrumentGuitar
          Years active1957 – c.

          1975

          Nicolas Kasanda wa Mikalay (7 July 1939 – 22 September 1985), popularly known as Docteur Nico, was a guitarist, composer and one of the pioneers of Congolese music. He was born in Mikalayi in the Belgian Congo.

          He graduated in 1957 as a technical teacher, but inspired by his musical family, he took up the guitar and in time became a virtuoso soloist.[1][2][3][4]

          At the age of 14, Kasanda started playing with the group Grand Kalle et l'African Jazz, led by Joseph "Grand Kalle" Kabasele.

          He became an influential guitarist (Jimi Hendrix visited him while on tour in Pari