Uploaded February 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Mwana - Staff Benda Bilili & Nederlands Blazers Ensemble

Staff Benda Bilili are a group of Congolese street musicians. They live around the grounds of the zoo in Kinshasa, and play music which is rooted in rumba, with elements of old-school rhythm'n'blues and reggae. The core of the band consists of four senior singers/guitarist, who are all disabled (they suffered from poliomyelitis when they were young) and move around in spectacularly customized tricycles. They are backed by a younger rhythm section consisting of ex-sheges, abandoned street kids who were taken under the protection of the older members of the band 2010.

Nederlands Blazers Ensemble
Nieuwjaarsconcert (New Years Concert) 01-01-2010
Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
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