Les Quatre Etoiles is the Soukous

Soukous

Soukous is a dance music genre that originated in the two neighbouring countries of Belgian Congo and French Congo during the 1930s and early 1940s, and which has gained popularity throughout Africa...

 musical group consisting of the Congolese

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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 musicians, Bopol Mansiamina, Wuta Mayi

Wuta Mayi

Gaspard Wuta Mayi, commonly known as Wuta Mayi, is a soukous recording artist, composer and vocalist, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

, Syran Mbenza and Nyboma

Nyboma

Nyboma is one of the most celebrated Soukous musicians in the world. Nyboma Mwan'dido was born in Zaire ....

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Their album, Sangonini, was produced by the renowned African music producer Ibrahim Sylla

Ibrahim Sylla

Ibrahim Sylla is the grand Maestro of modern African Music. He is an internationally acclaimed musician whose production and music direction has defined popular African music. From West African dance, to Congolese Soukous , to melodic griot-led songs, Sylla's signature as a music producer is...

. The song "Doly", from Sangoni, enjoyed worldwide popularity, reaching no. 3 in the Colombia

Colombia

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n music charts. The song "Papy Sodolo", has been covered by Tabu Ley Rochereau

Tabu Ley Rochereau

Tabu Ley Rochereau is a musician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is the leader of Orchestre Afrisa International and one of Africa's most influential vocalists and prolific songwriters...

, another African musician of note. Another song, "Sangonini", produced in Paris and released in 1993, has also been popular.

Les Quatre Etoiles has also released the albums Adama Coly and Souffrance, as well as Live in London, a recording of their performance in the UK

United Kingdom

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 capital.

Their polished renditions begin in the Soukous tradition, with a slow, harmonious introduction; this then breaks out, again as in the Soukous tradition, into a fast-paced chorus known as the 'sebene' with resonating, repeated electric guitar

Electric guitar

An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...

 rhythms in the background, interwoven with a choice assortment of African percussion instruments accompanied by orchestras.

Each of the four members of Les Quatre Etoiles have long established individual musical careers.