Papa Ricky; after becoming enchanted by their music, they decided to help Staff Benda Bilili make a recording. At the time, they had no idea that this commitment would take five years, or that it would change the lives of all of those involved.
It opens with a middle-aged man with polio dancing on a dusty street in the Congolese city of Kinshasa,then moves onto its main subject: a group of musicians that goes by the name of Staff Benda Bilili. The words "benda bilili" mean "beyond appearances"; for this band of brothers, it's a statement with profound meaning.
Early in the making of the movie, band member Coco Yakala mused: "One day, we will be the most famous disabled men in all of Africa." Well, they got their wish! When the album, Tres Tres Fort, was released in 2009, it precipitated a European tour which was attended by sell-out crowds and which elicited some truly wonderful footage...its like a Fairy tale without fairies and tutus, just musical men!Truly inspiring, cant wait
Not surprisingly, the entire cinema audience rose for a standing ovation...Reading this brought tears to my eyes..Dreams come true...
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