Emma Katya

Coming from a family of artists, Emma Katya started practicing music at a tender age of five, miming songs played on the radio and also making some musical instruments from everything he could manage to. Unlike many other musicians, Emma did not join any group; he started by creating his own, and he invited other musicians already in the field.

In 2001, Emma started a group called “RBM Zedin”. The name Zedin came from the French “C’est un” meaning “it’s one”. This name was chosen to call upon people in Africa to attain unity. In short, Zedin means “unite”.

In 2002, after the terrible eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano, lava consumed almost three quarters of his lovely town Goma, Emma and the rest of the family took refuge in Kampala, Uganda. In Kampala, Emma did not forget his music ambitions. He met with a young Ugandan artist, Imran Azad and both started a group called Zedin Kroo (from Crew) and put on their first show in July of the same year at a hip hop festival organized by Alliance Française de Kampala.
In 2003, Emma returned back home, after recording his first single, “Ntak’amani”

The same year, he won the best a'ccapella composer price at a festival organized by UJRCD, Rwanda Gisenyi. Also in 2003, he was awarded best rapper at a festival organized by Galaxy Goma, East DR Congo as well as Best lyrics’ text, by PDV, Goma, East DR Congo and Best R&B producer, by UJRCD, Gisenyi, Rwanda 2004, He returned to Kampala, and continued his music career as a solo artist.

Emma has his unique style, he has created his own beat from the traditional Hip hop, “the Rap Rumba”, unique rhythm created by mixing the Congolese rumba and hip hop beats.