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SUMMARY:Staff Benda Bilili
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Event Name: Staff Benda Bilili=0D=0AEvent Url: http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441650079=0D=0AEvent Date Begin: 2012-10-17=0D=0AEvent Date End: 2012-10-17=0D=0A=0D=0ABoston Debut! 'Staff Benda Bilili would be a remarkable band regardless of their background. Not only do they sound incredible, they exude an inscrutable cool.&rdquo;&mdash;The Guardian=0D=0A==0D=0A=With the irresistible pulse of Congolese rumba, Cuban swing and James Brown&ndash;inspired funk, Staff Benda Bilili's inspirational concerts and extraordinary story have caused a sensation across the globe. A group of paraplegic street musicians who used to live in and around the Kinshasa Zoo, the band consists of four seasoned singer/guitarists perched on spectacular customized tricycles, backed by a young acoustic rhythm section and a teenage prodigy who plays infectious guitar-like solos on a one-string electric lute he designed and built out of a tin can.=0D=0A==0D=0A==0D=0A=Co-presented by the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston.
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