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It's safe to say there's never been a group quite like Staff Benda Bilili. Most of the bandmembers are polio victims confined to customized tricycles, except for the youngest, 17-year-old Roger Landu, who plays a one-string lute he made himself. Recorded in the Kinshasa zoo, where the members spend most of their time, using electricity stolen from another building, this is a disc filled with ambient noise -- and some wonderful music. Much of it, unsurprisingly, is Congolese rhumba, as on "Moto Moindo." The four singer/guitarists harmonize liltingly, but the real instrumental star is Landu, who flicks out riffs and solos on his instrument like a virtuoso. The band does mix up the sound, offering some light funk on the track named after themselves and on "Je T'Aime," and some reggae inflections on "Sala Mosala." There's a very positive attitude throughout the songs: these guys might be handicapped, but it's not going to stop them. The musicians are remarkable, the guerrilla recording just about perfect. But the real gift here is the music.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
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Staff Benda Bilili, Artist, MainArtist - Vincent Kenis, Producer, Mixer - Paulin (Cavalier) Kiara-Maigi, Composer, Lyricist
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Staff Benda Bilili, Artist, MainArtist - Vincent Kenis, Producer, Mixer - Makembo Nzale, Composer, Lyricist
2009 Crammed Discs 2009 Crammed Discs
Staff Benda Bilili, Artist, MainArtist - Vincent Kenis, Producer, Mixer - Cubain Kabeya Tshimpangila, Composer, Lyricist
2009 Crammed Discs 2009 Crammed Discs
Staff Benda Bilili, Artist, MainArtist - Coco Yakala Ngambali, Composer, Lyricist - Vincent Kenis, Producer, Mixer
2009 Crammed Discs 2009 Crammed Discs
Staff Benda Bilili, Artist, MainArtist - Waroma Abi-Ngoma, Composer, Lyricist - Vincent Kenis, Producer, Mixer
2009 Crammed Discs 2009 Crammed Discs
Staff Benda Bilili, Artist, MainArtist - Theo Nzonza Nsituvuidi, Composer, Lyricist - Vincent Kenis, Producer, Mixer
2009 Crammed Discs 2009 Crammed Discs
Staff Benda Bilili, Artist, MainArtist - Coco Yakala Ngambali, Composer, Lyricist - Vincent Kenis, Producer, Mixer
2009 Crammed Discs 2009 Crammed Discs
Staff Benda Bilili, Artist, MainArtist - Vincent Kenis, Producer, Mixer - Djunana Tanga-Suele, Composer, Lyricist
2009 Crammed Discs 2009 Crammed Discs
Staff Benda Bilili, Artist, MainArtist - Coco Yakala Ngambali, Composer, Lyricist - Vincent Kenis, Producer, Mixer
2009 Crammed Discs 2009 Crammed Discs
Staff Benda Bilili, Artist, MainArtist - Coco Yakala Ngambali, Composer, Lyricist - Vincent Kenis, Producer, Mixer
2009 Crammed Discs 2009 Crammed Discs
Staff Benda Bilili, Artist, MainArtist - Vincent Kenis, Producer, Mixer - Zadis Joachim Mbulu Nzungu, Composer, Lyricist
2009 Crammed Discs 2009 Crammed Discs
Albumbeschreibung
It's safe to say there's never been a group quite like Staff Benda Bilili. Most of the bandmembers are polio victims confined to customized tricycles, except for the youngest, 17-year-old Roger Landu, who plays a one-string lute he made himself. Recorded in the Kinshasa zoo, where the members spend most of their time, using electricity stolen from another building, this is a disc filled with ambient noise -- and some wonderful music. Much of it, unsurprisingly, is Congolese rhumba, as on "Moto Moindo." The four singer/guitarists harmonize liltingly, but the real instrumental star is Landu, who flicks out riffs and solos on his instrument like a virtuoso. The band does mix up the sound, offering some light funk on the track named after themselves and on "Je T'Aime," and some reggae inflections on "Sala Mosala." There's a very positive attitude throughout the songs: these guys might be handicapped, but it's not going to stop them. The musicians are remarkable, the guerrilla recording just about perfect. But the real gift here is the music.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:37
- Main artists: Staff Benda Bilili
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Crammed Discs
- Genre: Wereldmuziek
2009 Crammed Discs 2009 Crammed Discs
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