Bopol was best known for his work in the 1980s and early 1990s as one of the four members of the Paris-based supergroup Les Quatre Etoiles (the 4 Stars) and as a solo artist.
After completing secondary school, in 1969 he joined Orchestre Bamboula (led by Papa Noël and also including Madilu System; Pepe Kalle; Bozi Boziana; and Wuta Mayi, then known as Blaise Pasco, with whom Bopol would work for decades).
[5] In 1971 he co-founded Orchestre [or L'Orchestre or Orchestra] Continental, which included Blaise Pasco (later Wuta Mayi), and Josky.
For example, Bopol played rhythm guitar on her 1987 album Partager, and three of its six songs (including the title track) were written by him.
[9] In 1978 he moved to West Africa - Lome, Togo, and Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire - and joined Sam Mangwana's African All-Stars.
The original version of that band only lasted about a year, though, then split in two, with one group (including Mangwana, Bopol, and Syran Mbenza) moving to Abidjan, and another staying in Lome.
That year he formed Les Quatre Étoiles (the Four Stars), with Wuta Mayi, Nyboma, and Syran Mbenza.
Georges Collinet reported on an edition of his radio program Afropop Worldwide devoted to Les Quatre Etoiles, "After more than ten years living in France, Bopol and Nyboma have now come to the US, looking for a new base, because they say that in America, business is business, while in France, people are always looking at the color of your skin."
"[14] Between 2000 and 2010, Bopol recorded and toured with other artists, notably Samba Mapangala's band, Virunga, and Ricardo Lemvo.