Uploaded March 2011 | Updated September 2026, 45 minutes ago
'Papa" Ricky says: "Each time we dream something happens". Benda Bilili! is more than a story about a dream coming true, or a 'rags to riches' tale. It's the true story about a band of musicians whose uniting ambition is their music, a mix of rumba, funk, Afro-blues and to perform it on the festival stages of Europe. It's their exuberant and contagious music that has won the hearts and souls of Worldwide audiences. Benda Bilili! proves that despite the challenges and chaos of life in Kinshasa, the dreams of these 'rockstars' have come true, with a few giggles and in spite of a couple of disasters along the way. Watch this incredible band's journey in cinemas nationwide March 18!
'Papa" Ricky says: "Each time we dream something happens". Benda Bilili! is more than a story about a dream coming true, or a 'rags to riches' tale. It's the true story about a band of musicians whose uniting ambition is their music, a mix of rumba, funk, Afro-blues and to perform it on the festival stages of Europe. It's their exuberant and contagious music that has won the hearts and souls of Worldwide audiences. Benda Bilili! proves that despite the challenges and chaos of life in Kinshasa, the dreams of these 'rockstars' have come true, with a few giggles and in spite of a couple of disasters along the way. Watch this incredible band's journey in cinemas nationwide March 18!
