The Music scene was vibrant; nobody wanted to be left lagging behind. As fast as groups were splitting Musicians criss-crossed camps and by the day new groups were formed and as groups emerged solo artistes were also getting hold of things.

Away from the evergreen nightspots in Hallians Club on Moi Avenue Nairobi, the group Les Cavaliers was hatched and later found a base at the popular Star Light Night Club, popularly known to revellers as ‘the last stop’, and as the name implies it was indeed the last stop as it was the drinking and dancing joint that stayed open almost all night. All celebrity Radio and Club DJ’s, Musicians and Dancers all ended up drowning their sorrows or success at Robbie Armstrong’s legendary Star Light Night Club.

Les Cavaliers led by brothers Rasheed and Hamisi and lead Soul vocalist Juma comprised of a complete line up of instrumentalists, from guitars, keyboards, wind instruments, drums and percussions and played a variety of local and international repertoire. Listening to Les Cavaliers doing cover versions of Soul, Pop, Rumba and Lingala one could not rule out the talent of these seasoned Musicians. Such was the impact of their success that the vast following of fans where guaranteed a large variety of music at any Les Cavaliers Bash.

Besides the normal evening gigs they also carried on the trend of weekend afternoon ‘Boogie’ sessions, as Kenyans later christened the sessions, to what we now know as ‘Jam’ sessions.

The group also recorded and released a number of singles and albums, the most popular being ‘Dunia Ina Mambo’, depicting the real life experience of lead vocalist Rasheed due to troubles within the group that lead to his eventual split from his brother Hamisi and the group.

It was released under the Black Blood Label of the ‘Yahoo Duo’, Producer and Radio personality Miki Cardovillis and legendary sound recordist George Fombe. ‘Dunia Ina Mambo’ was an instant ‘Hit’ on Radio and in Clubs and with the backing of these two prominent names in the entertainment industry, the single took Les Cavaliers to greater heights securing further recording contracts and playing across the country.

However the single lay on the fence as Rasheed claimed it as his solo performance and the group as a joint production.

The group finally went separate ways each member pursuing a solo career, band leader Hamisi teaming up with the then ‘Diva’ Margaret Safari to form the popular Kenya Blue Stars of the ‘Sawa Sawa’ fame, under the auspices of Andrew Crawford Productions on State House Road Nairobi.

Rasheed and Juma each formed their own Grill Bands to entertain patrons at various Hotels and Restaurants across the country. Rasheed later succumbed to illness and passed away peacefully.