Bibliograph

Benda bilili!, National Geographic, Widescreen

Type

Label

Benda bilili!, National Geographic, Widescreen

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: PG-13; for some drug material

Main title

Benda bilili!

Oclc number

772537036

Responsibility statement

National Geographic

Runtime

Summary

Follow an unlikely group of musicians in Kinshasa, capital of the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, from the streets to the world's stages. The band, Staff Benda Bilili, is a group of street musicians composed of four paraplegics and three able-bodied men. The core of the group is four singer/guitarists who use customized tricycles to get around. French film directors Florent de la Tullaye and Renaud Barret document the band's struggles to survive through music in the volatile city

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.version

Widescreen

Classification