Mily Clement is one of the originators of the contemporary form of salegy, a traditional musical style of the northern coastal areas of Madagascar.
[1] He grew up surrounded by the music of the tromba spirit possession ceremonies in his community, and in his teens he became influenced by American and African guitarists, inspiring him to begin playing guitar.
He began professionally performing guitar with local bands in Ambilobe.
[2] In 1988 he became a percussionist in the band of his contemporary, Jaojoby, who had just begun to achieve nationwide acclaim.
He was consequently invited in 1990 to provide music at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Island Games, attaining nationwide celebrity with the single "Tsy moramora mitady vola".