Nov 22, 2019 staff benda bilili are a group of congolese street musicians. Staff benda bilili is a group of paraplegic street musicians from kinshasa sites. The band, staff benda bilili in english, look beyondis a group of street musicians composed of four paraplegics and three ablebodied men. Benda bilili staff benda bilili is a composer, known for benda bilili. Benda bilili, poor paraplegic street musicians, get. The final film is a detective story investigating human origins. The second congo war, between 1998 and 2003, con t ribu te d t o ins tabili t y which has claimed 5. Tickets are available online at or from three stages ticket office at 916 6086888 from 10 a. Staff benda bilili is a group of paraplegic street musicians who entertain from their base near the zoological gardens in kinshasa, congo. While the band cooks up beaty congolese soukous and rumba, staff bendas.
Congos amazing disabled rhythmmaestros staff benda bilili. Staff benda bilili rehearsing at the zoological garden of kinshasa. Benda bilili is an african street band, with a mix of paraplegics and ablebodied artists, determined to create a sound that would take congo kinshasa by storm. Staff benda bilili triumph at the cannes film festival artist details. Here is the music video of osali ma be, the opening track of bouger le monde. Polio by staff benda bilili from the album tres tres fort label. How the dream of becoming the most famous disabled musicians in the world comes true. Voices of the congo april 28, 2009 bjork and konono no. Rotary videos ja staff benda bilili polio on vimeo. Staff benda bilili listen and stream free music, albums. A remarkable achievement for anyone from a wartorn country, let alone for musicians who live as ambulant impaired in the slums of the democratic republic of congo s capital, kinshasa.
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Like all the finest african bands, staff benda bililis swirling complexity removes. A group of paraplegics living on the streets in the congo would seem an unlikely source for one of the years best world music albums, but the nonet known as staff benda bilili have produced a great one with their debut, tres tres fort. Staff benda bilili are a group of poor and disabled musicians living on the streets of the congo capital, kinshasa. Apr 22, 2015 overall, congo bill simply doesnt have enough distinctive or outstanding qualities to dispel the general sense of tedium arising from its slow pace and its lack of real jungleadventure atmosphere. Benda bilili 2010 720p bluray x264meth posted by in movies. Ticket give away for benda bilili the first three people to answer the below three questions for their respective cities will win a pair of tickets to see benda bilili in concert. The film follows the kinshasa street musician group staff benda bilili, whose core members of the group are disabled due to polio. Benda bilili means roughly look beyond appearances, and.
Jan 11, 2010 in moto moindo and marguerite, roger landu, benda bililis youngest band member at 18, wriggles hypnotic solos with the satonge, an instrument he created using an empty fish can, string and wood. Staff benda bilili jam in kinshasa, congo video dailymotion. All their guitars are made by misoko nzalagala, universally known as socklo, a guitarmaker from staffs home city of kinshasa, capital of the democratic republic of congo. A solid cast and some good outbursts of action make the chapterplay watchable enough, but it nevertheless ranks as one of the more thoroughly. We see the musicians, 4 who are paraplegic and 3 others, who make music that gives them this success. The filmmakers fell in love with staff benda bilili s music and offered to pay for their recording sessions, before making a film about the group.
Feb 06, 2009 staff benda bilili rehearsing at the zoological garden of kinshasa. The core of the band consists of four senior singersguitarists, who are paraplegic they had poliomyelitis. Benda bilili from the lawless streets of kinshasa, congo comes one of the most incredible stories ever committed to film. Congo the movie lost city of zinj 1996u internet archive. Congo goes in search of legendary jungle animals, including a mysterious lost dinosaur, the source of many local myths. Mar 02, 2011 a documentary on the congolese rhythmnblues band staff benda bilili 12a 85min. Michael jacksons this is it ts ld german subbed xvidmto torrent posted by in movies. Ticket give away for benda bilili the first three people to answer the below three questions for their respective cities will win a pair of tickets to see benda bilili. Ethiopias addis acoustic project and staff benda bilili from congo kinshasa issued on. Its safe to say theres never been a group quite like staff benda bilili. Staff benda bilili transmit the sound of kinshasa cult mtl. Combining cubaninfluenced rumba with elements of soul, blues and reggae, the paraplegic street musicians in staff benda bilili used to perform all over the zoo grounds of the kinshasa area.
Feb 24, 2011 today, the filmmakers are back in the congo, and staff benda bilili have been touring the world. Recorded in the kinshasa zoo, where the members spend most of their time, using electricity stolen from another building, this is a disc. Their musicianship is just refined enough, but with some rough edges that make it extra charming. Disabled congo musicians strike a chord with global fans. Staff benda bilili, voice of the voiceless in congo. The core of the group is four singerguitarists polio, who use customized tricycles to get around. Called staff benda bilili, they are on course to be a global sensation and are looking forward to their first european tour. Watch staff benda bilili jam in kinshasa, congo loydsefton on dailymotion. Staff benda bilili, whove been acclaimed by the likes of africa express and damon albarn are the latest phenomenon to come out of the congo. They used to live around the grounds of the zoo in the countrys capital city, kinshasa, and play music which is rooted in soukous, with elements of oldschool rhythm and blues and reggae. Staff benda bilili s success in the west has obscured the reality of blingedup stars and adoring fans in the dancehalls of kinshasa joshua surtees tue 22 mar 2011 14. Staff benda bilili have become an unstoppable force. Benda bilili means look beyond appearances in lingala.
Theo with the black beret, coco at the wheel of his bike and ricky on crutches of staff benda bilili, ndjili, kinshasa, congo drc, 14 september 2009. Je taime by staff benda bilili from the album tres tres fort label. The congolese band went from sleeping rough on the streets of kinshasa to. Benda bilili is not only an excellent music documentary but a fantastic film that captures a rarely captured community living on the periphery of society. Four paraplegic singerguitarists, who use customized tricycles to get around, are joined by a young.
Kinshasa is the largest city in the democratic republic of congo. This doc captures their formation to their thrilling first performances, over five years. Staff benda bililis congolese rhythms hit global scale. A band that calls itself staff benda bilili uses music to stun, inspire, and beautifully blend the highs and lows of life in kinshasa, the capitol of the democratic republic of congo drc. Staff benda bilili is a group of paraplegic street musicians who live in and around the grounds of the zoo in kinshasa, congo. Enjoy the bands soulful rumba, rhythm and blues, reggae, and funk sound.
Kinshasa seethes like primordial ooze across a 250squaremile patch of tropics on the south bank of the congo river. They aim to make visible the experience of living on the streets of kinshasa, capital of congo. The band, staff benda bilili in english, look beyondis a group of street. They live around the grounds of the zoo in kinshasa, and play music which is rooted in rumba, with elements of oldschool rhythmnblues and reggae. Five years in the making, benda bilili follows a group of street musicians as they struggle to record. Explore releases from staff benda bilili at discogs. California ticket give away for benda bilili the first three people to answer the below three questions for their respective cities will win a pair of tickets to see benda bilili in concert. Some ten million live in what the belgian colonizers. Staff benda bilili during a recording session at the zoological garden of kinshasa. Staff benda bilili shakes our world music time in africa. Most of the bandmembers are polio victims confined to customized tricycles, except for the youngest, 17yearold roger landu, who plays a onestring lute he made himself. But staff benda bilili prefers the sound and feel of their own local instruments all the time. Later live with jools holland series 35 episode 09. Staff benda bilili peace corps friends of dr congo.
Congo the movie lost city of zinj 1996u embed for hosted blogs and item tags. Recorded in the kinshasa zoo, where the members spend most of their time, using electricity stolen. Arts documentary hosted by renaud barret, published by trinity entertainments in 2011 french narration cover informationbenda bilili from the lawless streets of kinshasa, congo comes one of the most incredible stories ever committed to film. Asheville, north carolina tuesday, october 30, 2012 university of north carolina asheville lipinsky auditorium. In 2007, staff benda bilili were playing to an audience of vultures and. When i last met likabu, in kinshasa last september, he was looking smarter than ever as he drove.
Staff benda bilili s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. By doudou kalala and erin macleod the name staff benda bilili, a combination of french and lingala, means the people who help to make hidden things visible, and thats indeed what this group of physically challenged congolese street musicians do. Ethiopias addis acoustic project and staff benda bilili. By measure of both excellent music and indefatigable human spirit, staff benda bilili has quickly risen to the top of my list of contemporary african music treasures. Coco yakala ngambali, cubain kabeya, djunana tangasuele, kabamba kabose kasungo, makembo nzale, montana kinunu ntunu, paulin kiaramaigi. Staff benda bilili group of street musicians in the. A group of paraplegic street musicians who live in and around the grounds of the zoo in kinshasa, they make music of astonishing power and beauty. Staff benda bilili tour dates 2020 staff benda bilili. Rotary international and national geographic present polio a music video by world music sensation and congolese polio survivors staff benda bilili. Nov 10, 2017 staff benda bilili are a group of street musicians in the democratic republic of the congo. Pr the final piece of the jigsaw the connection with doctor l came through tony allens black voices, which farrell had produced in the late 90s. I n 2007, staff benda bilili were playing to an audience of vultures and emaciated primates in kinshasas desperate zoo in the democratic republic of congo. Staff benda bilili polio from tres tres fort by crammed. The vast majority died because of the lack of heal th and food infras truc ture causes such as malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia and malnutrition.