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. The film documents the bands journey from the streets to recording studios and beyond. 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. Benda bilili from the lawless streets of kinshasa, congo comes one of the most incredible stories ever committed to film.
Staff benda bilili in english, look beyond is a group of street musicians in kinshasa, capital of the wartorn democratic republic of congo. The vast majority died because of the lack of heal th and food infras truc ture causes such as malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia and malnutrition. Feb 24, 2011 today, the filmmakers are back in the congo, and staff benda bilili have been touring the world. Benda bilili means roughly look beyond appearances, and. Rotary videos ja staff benda bilili polio on vimeo. Recorded in the kinshasa zoo, where the members spend most of their time, using electricity stolen. Nov 22, 2019 staff benda bilili are a group of congolese street musicians. 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. Its safe to say theres never been a group quite like staff benda bilili. Je taime by staff benda bilili from the album tres tres fort label.
Their musicianship is just refined enough, but with some rough edges that make it extra charming. Staff benda bilili s congolese rhythms hit global scale. Feb 06, 2009 staff benda bilili rehearsing at the zoological garden of kinshasa. Congo goes in search of legendary jungle animals, including a mysterious lost dinosaur, the source of many local myths. They aim to make visible the experience of living on the streets of kinshasa, capital of congo. Staff benda bilili peace corps friends of dr congo. 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. One of the great global success stories of the past few years, staff benda bilili have. This doc captures their formation to their thrilling first performances, over five years. The second congo war, between 1998 and 2003, con t ribu te d t o ins tabili t y which has claimed 5.
Staff benda bilili triumph at the cannes film festival artist details. 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. Staff benda bilili jam in kinshasa, congo video dailymotion. Staff benda bilili have earned the 2009 artist award at womex. Congolese band bring wheelchair groove to europe reuters. Staff benda bilili polio from tres tres fort by crammed. Staff benda bilili rehearsing at the zoological garden of kinshasa. 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.
Staff benda bilili are a group of poor and disabled musicians living on the streets of the congo capital, kinshasa. Coco yakala ngambali, cubain kabeya, djunana tangasuele, kabamba kabose kasungo, makembo nzale, montana kinunu ntunu, paulin kiaramaigi. Staff benda bilili is a group of paraplegic street musicians who entertain from their base near the zoological gardens in kinshasa, congo. We see the musicians, 4 who are paraplegic and 3 others, who make music that gives them this success. Staff benda bilili s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Staff benda bilili group of street musicians in the. Staff benda bilili music, videos, stats, and photos. 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. 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. 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.
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. Some ten million live in what the belgian colonizers. Benda bilili the democratic republic of congofrance. Benda bilili 2010 720p bluray x264meth posted by in movies. I was first introduced to the brilliance of staff benda by my brotherinlaw young morell maison who has been a fan and collector of their music for several years staff benda bilili king mixspecial on vimeo. Explore releases from staff benda bilili at discogs. Like all the finest african bands, staff benda bililis swirling complexity removes. 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. Staff benda bilili shakes our world music time in africa. Congo the movie lost city of zinj 1996u embed for hosted blogs and item tags. Staff benda bilili will perform in three stages on wednesday, sept.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from staff benda bilili at the discogs marketplace. Five years in the making, benda bilili follows a group of street musicians as they struggle to record. Kinshasa seethes like primordial ooze across a 250squaremile patch of tropics on the south bank of the congo river. Staff benda bilili are a group of street musicians in the democratic republic of the congo. 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. 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. 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. Asheville, north carolina tuesday, october 30, 2012 university of north carolina asheville lipinsky auditorium. Staff benda bilili listen and stream free music, albums. 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.
Benda bilili staff benda bilili is a composer, known for benda bilili. 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. Congos amazing disabled rhythmmaestros staff benda bilili. Voices of the congo april 28, 2009 bjork and konono no.
A solid cast and some good outbursts of action make the chapterplay watchable enough, but it nevertheless ranks as one of the more thoroughly. In 2007, staff benda bilili were playing to an audience of vultures and. Ethiopias addis acoustic project and staff benda bilili from congo kinshasa issued on. The congolese band went from sleeping rough on the streets of kinshasa to. Staff benda bilili have become an unstoppable force. Polio by staff benda bilili from the album tres tres fort label. Recorded in the kinshasa zoo, where the members spend most of their time, using electricity stolen from another building, this is a disc. Ethiopias addis acoustic project and staff benda bilili. Nov 10, 2017 staff benda bilili are a group of street musicians in the democratic republic of the congo.
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 is a group of paraplegic street musicians who live in and around the grounds of the zoo in kinshasa, congo. 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. 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 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. The final film is a detective story investigating human origins.
Congo the movie lost city of zinj 1996u internet archive. When i last met likabu, in kinshasa last september, he was looking smarter than ever as he drove. The core of the band consists of four senior singersguitarists, who are paraplegic they had poliomyelitis. 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. Staff benda bilili during a recording session at the zoological garden of kinshasa. Mar 02, 2011 a documentary on the congolese rhythmnblues band staff benda bilili 12a 85min. Kinshasa is the largest city in the democratic republic of congo. Staff benda bilili tour dates 2020 staff benda bilili. While the band cooks up beaty congolese soukous and rumba, staff bendas. Called staff benda bilili, they are on course to be a global sensation and are looking forward to their first european tour. Staff benda bilili have sought to raise awareness about crimes against humanity in democratic republic of the congo, contributing to the enough project and downtown records raise hope for congo compilation. 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. Download torrent or any other torrent from category. Tickets are available online at or from three stages ticket office at 916 6086888 from 10 a.
Oct 31, 2009 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. Staff benda bililis congolese rhythms hit global scale. How the dream of becoming the most famous disabled musicians in the world comes true. Staff benda bilili, voice of the voiceless in congo. But staff benda bilili prefers the sound and feel of their own local instruments all the time. 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. Michael jacksons this is it ts ld german subbed xvidmto torrent posted by in movies. 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. Later live with jools holland series 35 episode 09. The core of the group is four singerguitarists polio, who use customized tricycles to get around.
The band, staff benda bilili in english, look beyondis a group of street musicians composed of four paraplegics and three ablebodied men. Four paraplegic singerguitarists, who use customized tricycles to get around, are joined by a young. 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. Here is the music video of osali ma be, the opening track of bouger le monde. The film follows the kinshasa street musician group staff benda bilili, whose core members of the group are disabled due to polio. Enjoy the bands soulful rumba, rhythm and blues, reggae, and funk sound. 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. Staff benda bilili transmit the sound of kinshasa cult mtl. Benda bilili means look beyond appearances in lingala. Watch staff benda bilili jam in kinshasa, congo loydsefton on dailymotion. Five years in the making, benda bilili follows a group of street musicians as they struggle to record their first album.
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