Like plenty Afro Americans , it is at church that Rycko , who was born around Paris , has built his own voice .
He drew upon NEgro spirituals and Gospel music , of which the cultural heritage has been spread to EUROPE , particularly in some families in France .
Within the vocal sextet SWEETNESS , he gained significant experience in lives shows in the 90’s : multiple opening shows of famous artist like Michael Jackson in Lausanne in 1997 .
In parallel , Rycko was head hunted by Mariah Carey , as a chorister .
The french’s Top singers approach him , from Alain Souchon to JOhnny Hallyday , Michel Polnareff , Véronique sanson , Michel Jonasz ,Christophe Mae .
In 2002 , the demanding Rycko took guitar lessons at the famous American school (Paris).
Inside of him , the great vocalist has to be coupled with a nice guitar player .