Even today, from Brussels, where she has lived for twenty-four years, the one who was first the bassist of the female vocal group Zap Mama, after her arrival from Côte d'Ivoire, overflows with emotion when she evokes "Papa Manu “: “He was my father, my friend, my adviser, the sage. He understood that I wanted to be a musician. He told me: “Work on your instrument and you will be master of your music.” »