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The incredible rise of Staff Benda Bilili

They wanted to be 'the best handicapped band in Africa'. They have become one of the most exciting live bands on the planet. On the eve of their UK tour, Caspar Llewellyn Smith meets the band on home turf in the Democratic Republic of CongoTo see Staff Benda Bilili in action click here.It is just after 11pm at the Senat bar in the roughshod district of Ndjili in Kinshasa, half an hour's bone-jarring drive straight from the clammy hell that is the international airport. The bar comprises a roughl...

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The incredible rise of Staff Benda Bilili

Guardian Music — They wanted to be 'the best handicapped band in Africa'. They have become one of the most exciting live bands on the planet. On the eve of their UK tour, Caspar Llewellyn... more info

Staff Benda Bilili