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Wuta Mayi - La face cachée (Official video)

In August 2019, Gaspard Wuta Mayi celebrated his 70th year on this planet, more than 50 of which have been spent as a professional musician. Born in Kinshasa, the Congo's capital and crucible for so much successful and popular African music in the last half-century, Wuta Mayi was soon in the company of others of like mind, not least guitarists Bopol Mansiamina and Papa Noel whose band, Orchestra Bamboula, he joined and who in 1969 represented the Democratic Republic of Congo at the 1st Pan-African Festival of Culture in Algiers. This was only the first of the many, many bands that have included Wuta Mayi as vocalist and whose members read like a roll-call of all the great and good in Congolese music. To add just a few to Bopol and Papa Noel from these early days we have, in no particular order, Empompo Loway, Bavon Marie-Marie, Dr. Nico, Dalienst and Josky Kiambukuta, and it was Josky who in June 1974 at Franco Luambo's bidding, pulled Wuta Mayi into perhaps the greatest band of the period, Franco & le T.P.O.K. Jazz. Wuta Mayi stayed with Franco until the early 1980s, when in Paris with guitarists Syran Mbenza and Bopol Mansiamina, and fellow vocalist Nyboma, they formed the Quatre Etoiles for Ivorian producer David Outtara in October 1982. Legitimately described as a 'super-group' they were soon recording for Ibrahima Sylla and rode the crest of the Soukous wave throughout the 1980s and into the 90s. In 1995 all four members of the Quatre Etoiles performed on Mose Fan Fan's album 'Hello Hello' for Sterns Africa, and this relationship was cemented in the new millenium as Sterns released a series Syllart-produced albums by the group Kékélé, which included Wuta Mayi as a key and founding member. Kékélé toured extensively in North America and its brand of 'un-plugged' Congolese music, looking simultaneously to the past and the future, has played an important role in bringing this most vital music to the attention of a wider public. Now in 2019 Sterns are honoured to release digitally Wuta Mayi's latest offering, 'La face cachée'. Full to the brim with resonant melodies, gorgeous harmonies and the warm effortless rumba rhythms that sound so easy to do yet can only be accomplished after years of experience. Fifty years in the business and still going strong – Wuta Mayi we salute you! Musicians: Vocals: Wuta Mayi, Nyboma Mwan Dido, Luciana de Mongongo, Elba Top A, Wuta Yale Manza, Mav Cacharel, Nadege Odimba, Deborah Yale Guitars: Caien Madoka, Fofo le Collegien, Paty Moleso, Samba Emmanuel, Rama Ramazani Bass: Flavien Makabi, El Cuchi Accordion: Viviane Arnoux Sax: Nzeza Freddy, Nicholas Gueret Trumpet: Kabert Kabasele Drums: Komba Bellow Percussion: Jimmy Mbonda, Miguel Gomes Programming: Nyboma Mwan Dido Produced by Wuta Mayi