[2] Nicolas Vatomanga has played and/or recorded in Europe, Africa (Senegal and Madagascar), as well as in the United States with: Miriam Makeba, Rakoto Frah, Paco Sery, Eric Le Lann, Regis Gizavo, Solorazaf, Lionel Loueke, Mokhtar Samba, Tony Rabeson, Serge Rahoerson, Linley Marthe, Idrissa Diop, Hanitra Ranaivo, Silo Andrianandraina and Jaojoby Eusèbe.

Since 2004, he has lived and performed in Madagascar, where he created the "Vatomanga Band" which appeared for the first time in quartet form during the Madajazzcar Festival 2005 and gradually enlarged to a septet after 2010.

[citation needed] At age fourteen, at Seta's invitation, Vatomanga attended a concert given by American saxophonist and flutist of Caribbean origin, TK Blue (Talib Kibwe).

Following the concert, he learned on the flute, from ear and by heart, the theme and the solo of "Pinnacle of Joy"[5] of the album Egyptian Oasis (1987) of the American jazzmen.

Further encouraged by Silo Andrianandraina (also a young Malagasy jazzman), a friend from second class in high school, Vatomanga listened and explored the world of jazz fundamentals, particularly through the works of Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, George Shearing, Oscar Peterson, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul and John Coltrane.

After earning his BSc in 1993, Vatomanga enrolled in Mathematics at the University of Aix-Marseille III (France) and completed two years of courses, while continuing his music.

Accompanied on drums by Belain, in 1995 he entered Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Marseille – jazz section - where he studied for one year.

During this same period, he played jam sessions with Serge and Nivo Rahoerson in the restaurant's Jazz Club The Arbuci at St. Germain in the Latin Quarter.

[15] He worked as a sideman for Mossan of Mokhtar Samba, performing at the 2001 Nice Jazz Festival and participated under the name Nicolas Rakoto on his 2005 album Dounia along with Régis Gizavo.

Vatomanga accompanied various international Malagasy and African musical leaders, such as Clement "Kilema" Randrianantoandro-for whom he played on the 1999 album Ka Malisa[16] with Justin Vali, Erick Manana, Regis Gizavo and Rakoto Frah.

[19] Finally, Vatomanga joined bassist Julio Rakotonanahary (co-founder of the group Wa Zimba) with whom he recorded the 2003 album Mande Wazy.

Collective album With Mokhtar Samba With Julio Rakotonanahary With Fanaiky Rasolomahatratra With Fanja Andriamanantena With Silo Andrianandraina Opus unprecedented Public Records With Rakoto Frah With Jaojoby Eusèbe With Kilema With Rajery With Mara Carson As a musician and / or interviewed