At Age 18 Verckys Born Georges Mateta Kiamuangana Became A Member Of The Congo’s Most Dominant And Influential Band Franco Luambo’s OK Jazz. This Relationship Was Short-Lived However As Verckys Now A Versatile And Potent Multi-Instrumentalist Had Plans Of His Own The Formation Of Orchestre Vévé In 1968 With The Aim Of Reinventing And Modernizing The Congolese Sound. Blending The Ever-Influential Prowess Of James Brown With Congolese Merengue Rumba And Soukous Verckys Stripped Away The Conventional Approach That OK Jazz Had Pioneered Allowing His Saxophone-Laced Melodies To Dominate. Verckys Also Began Recording Young Urban Artists With Guitar-Driven Cavacha Sounds And Releasing Their Work On His Label Les Editions Vévé Les Freres Soki Bella Bella Orchestre Kiam And Others Shot To Stardom Overnight Making Verckys Quite Wealthy.