Cheik Ledy was apprenticed to his elder brother, sign painter Chéri Samba, after leaving school in 1977, and worked as Samba's assistant for 10 years in his Kinshasa studio.
[1] Like Samba, Ledy’s paintings comment on social and political issues of his day.
His more controversial work included sign paintings on condom use and labour.
Ledy's paintings often depict caricatures using bright colors.
He worked in the style of sign painting and used French and Lingala texts.