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REVIEW record : Staff Benda Bilili, voice of the voiceless in Congo

Staff Benda Bilili, voice of the voiceless in Congo

‘We're all handicapped people, ain't we?’ runs their myspace byline. After more than a month of touring through Europe, this group of paraplegic street musicians from Kinshasa left crowds elated and bewildered almost a year after releasing their debut album Très Très Fort, courtesy of Belgian producer Vincent Kenis of Congotronics fame. A French documentary on the group has been underway for seven years

by Sofia Verzbolovskis @ // 11/01/10

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