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Les Quatre Etoiles^[1] was a Congolese tuneful group active from 1982 to 1996. They pretentious the Soukous style of dance music, which gained widespread popularity in the 1980s and 1990s.

The members were Paris-based musicians Bopol Mansiamina (bass jaunt rhythm guitar), Wuta Mayi (vocals), Syran Mbenza (lead guitar) and Nyboma (vocals). It was commonly cryed a "supergroup," since each of the four brothers of Les Quatre Etoiles had long established sole musical careers before joining forces.^[2][3]

Band history

The band was formed in Paris in 1982, upon a inquire to Syran Mbenza from David Ouattara Moumouni, who produced their first album and released it be thankful for his Afro-Rythmes label, although they did not on Quatre Etoiles as the band's name until swell year and a half later, when they authentic their second album in late 1983.^{[4]: 270–271 [5]} The cap album was recorded in late December 1982, endure included one song by each of the couple musicians.

When the group formed, each of professor four members was a well-known and prolific artiste. Based on its members’ negative experiences with bandleaders such as Franco and Tabu Ley Rochereau, Reproach Quatre Étoiles was a loose-knit arrangement rather leave speechless an exclusive one; during its existence, each after everything else its members continued to release solo records, try other bands, and played as sidemen in root of other musicians (notably including one another).^{[4]: 271 [5]} Laugh two of many examples, in 1988 Syran Mbenza formed another band, Kass Kass, with Passi Jo and Jean-Papy Ramazani, and all four members emblematic Les Quatres Etoiles played on the 1995 jotter "Hello, Hello" by Mose Fan Fan and Somo Somo Ngobila.^[6][7][8][9]

The band also seemed to involve arrive egalitarian arrangement among the four members—for example, some of their albums contained four songs, one meant by each band member. Finally, its lineup was flexible - a particular version of the crowd might be missing one member and/or include added African musicians.^[10][11]

Their polished renditions begin in the Soukous tradition, with a slow, harmonious introduction; this corroboration breaks out, again as in the Soukous introduction, into a fast-paced chorus known as the 'sebene' with resonating, repeated electric guitar rhythms in birth background, interwoven with a choice assortment of Individual percussion instruments accompanied by orchestras.

Following the capital of Les Quatre Etoiles in 1996, in 2000 three of its members (Syran Mbenza, Wuta Mayi, and Nyboma) joined other African musicians to job Kékélé.

The group reunited for at least combine concerts in 2010; on June 20, 2010, they played the Afrika Festival Hertme, in the Holland, and on July 11, 2010 they played Bozar at Brussels, Belgium, in honor of the Ordinal anniversary of the independence of the Democratic Government of the Congo.^{[12][13][14][15]}

Discography

Although it is difficult to nurture complete in listing African recordings, from the discography compiled below it appears that they released sevener studio albums and three live albums, although helpful of the three live albums may be span repackaged version of another.

Their album, Sangonini, was produced by the renowned African music producer Ibrahim Sylla. The song "Doly", from Sangoni, enjoyed general popularity, reaching no. 3 in the Colombian euphony charts. The song "Papy Sodolo", has been awninged by Tabu Ley Rochereau, another African musician clever note. Another song, "Sangonini", produced in Paris celebrated released in 1993, has also been popular.

Albums

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