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Verckys Kiamuangana Mateta

DR Congolese musician (1944–2023)

In this Congolese name, the surname is Kiamuangana and the post-surname is Mateta.

Verckys Kiamuangana Mateta

Kiamuangana in 2021

Birth nameGeorges Kiamuangana Mateta
Also known as
  • Verckys
  • Vévé
  • l'homme aux poumons d'acier (the man with the iron lungs)
  • Wazola Nzimbu
Born(1944-05-19)19 May 1944
Kisantu, Belgian Congo
Died13 October 2022(2022-10-13) (aged 78)
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
GenresCongolese rumba
Occupations
  • Saxophonist
  • songwriter
  • bandleader
  • record producer
  • record executive
InstrumentSaxophone
Years active1960s–1980s
LabelsEditions Vévé International
Formerly of
  • Los Cantina
  • Jazz Africain
  • Jamel National
  • Congo Jazz
  • Oui Fifi
  • Conga Succès
  • OK Jazz
  • Orchestre Vévé

Musical artist

Georges Kiamuangana Mateta (19 May 1944 – 13 October 2022), known professionally as Verckys, was a Congolese saxo

Georges Kiamuangana was born in Kisantu, Bas-Congo on 19 May 1944.
Georges Kiamuangana Mateta (– 13 October 2022), known professionally as Verckys, was a Congolese saxophonist, composer, producer, bandleader, and record executive.
Apart from sax, he is also a singer, guitarist, keyboardist, and a talented studio engineer.
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      Georges Kiamuangana Mateta (– 13 October ), known professionally as Verckys, was a Congolese saxophonist, composer, producer, bandleader, and record executive.

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  • He took the name Verckys after being impressed with American sax player King Curtis and he heard the name "Curtis" as "Verckys." He started out in 1962 with Los Cantina, then Jamel Jazz.

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  • Bio Georges Kiamuangana Mateta, better known as Verckys, was a Congolese music legend whose life was a symphony of talent, innovation, and cultural influence.

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      Georges Kiamuangana was born in Kisantu, Bas-Congo on 19 May He took the name Verckys after being impressed with American sax player King Curtis and he heard the name "Curtis" as "Verckys." He started out in with Los Cantina, then Jamel Jazz.

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      He is the biggest sax player and most recognised, to have played with Franco's TPOK Jazz ().

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      “Verckys was one of the most disruptive musicians of his era,” says Michael Wakabi, a journalist.