Merveil Mukadi

Ilunga Mukadi Merveil, born 23 November 1991, is a Congolese musician, composer and arranger known as MEMU (Merveil Mukadi). He started singing at the age of 9 in the synod choir with both his parents.
He later worked as a percussionist and drummer in various African churches....Music enthusiast, he started learning other instruments, especially piano, guitar, bass, harmonica.
In 2014, he joined the Lubumbashi-based group Manus as a bass player, which at the time was known for its weekly performances at the Pullman and its monthly performances at the Institut Français de Lubumbashi and the Centre Wallonie Bruxelles de Lubumbashi, as well as the Centre Wallonie Bruxelles de Lubumbashi and the Centre d'art Waza in Kinshasa.
In 2017 and 2018, he received a double scholarship to study in Belgium, where he trained in jazz, composition, gospel and other musical styles. He first performed in Germany as a bass player in HERCULE DE LUBUMBASHI by Elia Rediger and Dorine Mokha. He lives and works in Lubumbashi, RDC