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\nAn often-overlooked item in the discography of Les Quatre Etoiles<\/a>, 1988’s Four Stars at the Kilimanjaro<\/i> (Kilimanjaro International Productions KIP-006-88) purports to be a “live” recording at the Kilimanjaro Club in Washington, DC but is no such thing. While I’m sure Les Quatre Etoiles did perform at the Kilimanjaro, Side One of this LP is obviously a studio recording to which dubbed-in crowd noises have been added! This occasionally occurs in classic African recordings for inexplicable reasons. Sometimes, when the records are reissued, it has been possible to locate the original masters sans <\/i>the additions. That’s when we’re lucky, but that usually isn’t the case. Oh, well, at least Side Two of At the Kilimanjaro<\/i> hasn’t been defaced in this manner!<\/p>\n

Les Quatre Etoiles (the Four Stars) are, of course, the Congolese super-group that was founded in the early ’80s by\u00a0Wuta Mayi<\/a>,\u00a0Nyboma Muan’dido<\/a>,\u00a0Bopol Mansiamina<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Syran Mbenza<\/a>. They’re still around and active! For whatever reason (probably visa-related) Nyboma does not appear here, and has been replaced by drummer Komba Bellow<\/a>, a fine musician in his own right. That begs the question, though – without Nyboma, can this group really claim to be Les Quatre Etoiles? He’s a pretty essential part of the ensemble, after all! Despite this, I think At the Kilimanjaro<\/i> is an excellent recording, phony crowd noises and all. I hope you’ll agree!<\/p>\n

Les Quatre Etoiles – Kouame \/ Elena \/ Ayant Droit \/ Tuti \/ Zou Zou<\/b><\/a>

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\nLes Quatre Etoiles – Amerika<\/b><\/a>

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\nLes Quatre Etoiles – Djina<\/b><\/a>

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\nLes Quatre Etoiles – Dovi Dina<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Download At the Kilimanjaro<\/i> as a zipped file here<\/a>. By the way, apparently when Syran Mbenza was in DC, he recorded another album, Africa: The Golden Years<\/i> (African Music Gallery AMG 007), with some of the same musicians. I posted it many years ago\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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