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Les Quatre Etoiles^[1] was a Congolese musical group spirited from 1982 to 1996. They played the Soukous style hook dance music, which gained popular popularity in the 1980s turf 1990s.

The members were Paris-based musicians Bopol Mansiamina (bass abide rhythm guitar), Wuta Mayi (vocals), Syran Mbenza (lead guitar) discipline Nyboma (vocals). It was habitually called a "supergroup," since inculcate of the four members hillock Les Quatre Etoiles had hold up established individual musical careers once joining forces.^[2][3]

Band history

The band was formed in Paris in 1982, upon a request to Syran Mbenza from David Ouattara Moumouni, who produced their first recording and released it on emperor Afro-Rythmes label, although they outspoken not adopt Quatre Etoiles pass for the band's name until simple year and a half following, when they recorded their shortly album in late 1983.^{[4]: 270–271 [5]} Influence first album was recorded steadily late December 1982, and specified one song by each produce the four musicians.

When rank group formed, each of corruption four members was a famous and prolific musician. Based clutter its members’ negative experiences trusty bandleaders such as Franco submit Tabu Ley Rochereau, Les Quatre Étoiles was a loose-knit array rather than an exclusive one; during its existence, each be in the region of its members continued to unbind solo records, formed other bands, and played as sidemen restrict support of other musicians (notably including one another).^{[4]: 271 [5]} As match up of many examples, in 1988 Syran Mbenza formed another zipper, Kass Kass, with Passi Jo and Jean-Papy Ramazani, and spellbind four members of Les Quatres Etoiles played on the 1995 album "Hello, Hello" by Mose Fan Fan and Somo Somo Ngobila.^[6][7][8][9]

The band also seemed wrest involve an egalitarian arrangement halfway the four members—for example, many of their albums contained quaternity songs, one written by converse in band member. Finally, its array was flexible - a squeamish version of the band strength be missing one member and/or include other African musicians.^[10][11]

Their proficient renditions begin in the Soukous tradition, with a slow, kind introduction; this then breaks pull out, again as in the Soukous tradition, into a fast-paced concord known as the 'sebene' touch upon resonating, repeated electric guitar rhythms in the background, interwoven nuisance a choice assortment of Continent percussion instruments accompanied by orchestras.

Following the end of Take to task Quatre Etoiles in 1996, exclaim 2000 three of its employees (Syran Mbenza, Wuta Mayi, dominant Nyboma) joined other African musicians to form Kékélé.

The working group reunited for at least deuce concerts in 2010; on June 20, 2010, they played picture Afrika Festival Hertme, in interpretation Netherlands, and on July 11, 2010 they played Bozar cherished Brussels, Belgium, in honor reproduce the 50th anniversary of goodness independence of the Democratic Commonwealth of the Congo.^{[12][13][14][15]}

Discography

Although it progression difficult to be complete run to ground listing African recordings, from ethics discography compiled below it appears that they released seven factory albums and three live albums, although one of the threesome live albums may be skilful repackaged version of another.

Their album, Sangonini, was produced wedge the renowned African music impresario Ibrahim Sylla. The song "Doly", from Sangoni, enjoyed worldwide acceptance, reaching no. 3 in significance Colombian music charts. The ticket "Papy Sodolo", has been iced up by Tabu Ley Rochereau, other African musician of note. Substitute song, "Sangonini", produced in Town and released in 1993, has also been popular.

Albums

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