However, it was in Germany East-Berlin, where he spent his adolescence, and where his father was appointed executive assistant for the Congo's embassy in 1974, that he discovered Europe and its vibrant music scene - the Stones, Deep Purple, James Brown etc. Here, he set up his own rock band called "Der Neger" with fellow young Berliners; their sound was a strange cocktail of Mongo percussions and guitar Zeppelin-esque guitar.
Alitumia ujana wake mjini Berlin nchini ujerumani ambako baba yake alichaguliwa kuwa Afisa Ubalozi wa Kongo nchini Ujerumani mwaka 1974, ambapo aliweza kuijua Ulaya na wadau wa muziki kama the Stones, Deep Purple, James Brown na wengineo.