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The opening years of the bands career
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The orchestra Victoria Eleison and its leader the veritable Emeneya 'King' Kester are each important enough within the Zairoise/Congolese music scene to command a full discography of their own.
Here, however, we have chosen only to include the orchestra's earliest available works since, at the time of the recordings below (1983-1985), the majority of the musicians were still the inner core who initially broke away from Papa Wemba in 1982.
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Most of the initial line-up of Victoria Eleison consisted of former Viva members including vocalists Emeneya 'Kua Mambu' Kester, Pepe Bipoli 'Na Fulu', Joly Mubiala, Debaba, Petit Prince, plus guitarists N'Seka Huit Kilos, Santana Mongo Ley and Tofla Kitoko, bassist Temba Pinos, and percussionists, Patcho Star and Ekoko Mbunda. |
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Saffro Manzangi (ex Viva)
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Emeneya (Jesus Look) 1984
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| During 1983 and 1984, the exodus from Viva continued with guitarists Bongo Wende and Saffro Manzangi, plus percussionist Otis KoyoNgonda, all relocating from Viva to Victoria Eleison. |
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It is through many of the hits listed below that Victoria Eleison scored early major successes, producing a flood of hit singles. They also worked hand in hand with the then formidable Kinshasa-based record label Éditions Veve. As with much of Viva La Musica's early work, the songs included on the CDs below all originally appeared in the home market as 7" singles.
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N'Seka Huit Kilo & Tofla Kitoko
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Les Milleurs Success de Victoria Eleison, Vols 1-3 (1992), Flash Diffusion Business, Volume 1 (FDB30092)
Okosi Ngai Mfumu, Abisina, Sans Preavis, Souris Cacharelle, Sango Mabala comission, Safi Santa, Zenobi, Makele
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Les Milleurs Success de Victoria Eleison, Vols 1-3 (1992), Flash Diffusion Business, Volume 2 (FDB300093)
Kimpiatu, Isbond, Mobali Ya Ngenge, Soirée Dansante, Explosion, Surmenage
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Les Milleurs Success de Victoria Eleison, Vols 1-3 (1992), Flash Diffusion Business, Volume 3 (FDB300102)
Presser Te, Mensonge, Wabelo, Jamaica, Ngambelo, Baling Ngai Na Zua Te |
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