| Michelino Mavatiku Visi | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Mavatiku Visi |
| Alias: | Michelliono, Michita |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1946 |
| Instrument: | Lead Guitar |
| Genre: | Soukous |
| Occupation: | composer, arranger, producer, guitarist |
| Years Active: | 1960 - Present |
| Associated Acts: | Afrisa TPOK Jazz Orchestra Maquisards Makfe |
Mavatiku Michelino Visi, commonly known as Michelino, is a soukous recording artist, composer, guitarist and vocalist, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He was a member of the Congolese band African Fiesta Nationale, which was later renamed Afrisa International, led by Congolese music superstar, Tabu Ley.[1] Later, in the early 1970s, Michelino left Afrisa and joined TPOK Jazz, led by François Luambo Makiadi, which dominated the Congolese music scene from the 1950s through the 1980s.[2] Born and raised by Angolan parents, in the Congolese port-city of Matadi, Michelino moved to Kinshasa, as a teenager. Michelino now lives, plays and teaches music in Paris, France. He has a band of about eight members.[3]