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        2. Biography of Docteur Nico (Kasanda wa Mikalayi, Nicolas), virtuoso Congolese guitarist; born Mikalayi, Congo-Kinshasa, July 7, ; died Brussels, Sept.
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        4. Nico, was a guitarist, composer and one of the pioneers of Congolese music.
        5. Docteur Nico (né Nicolas Kasanda wa Mikalay à Mikalayi, dans la province du Kasaï, en République démocratique du Congo le 7 juillet , mort le 22 septembre.

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          Nico Kasanda

          Congolese musician (–)
          Background information
          Birth nameNicolas Kasanda wa Mikalay
          Also known asDocteur Nico
          Born()7 July
          Mikalayi, Belgian Congo
          Died22 September () (aged&#;46)
          Brussels, Belgium
          GenresCongolese rumba and Soukous
          InstrumentGuitar
          Years active – c.

          Nicolas Kasanda wa Mikalay (7 July – 22 September ), 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 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 Paris), and the originator of the ubiquitous Congolese finger-pic