Staff Benda Bilili are from Kinshasa, Congo, and they make some of the most beautiful music around at the moment. It's like a blues-y afrobeat with lovely soulful harmonies. Their story is quite special too, as they're basically a group of paraplegic street musicians... which only makes me like them more.
A personal favorite of mine is their song Polio (video below). The song has a great melody with that previously mentioned mix of soulfulness and harmonies. Enjoy!
Staff Benda Bilili - Polio
A movie about the band will be out sometime soon and you can see the trailer below...
Their myspace can be found here and their album Trés Trés Fort is out on Crammed Discs/Belle Kinoise.
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