Staff Benda Bilili & Baloji

Staff Benda Bilili, a group of paraplegic street musicians and ex-street kids from the Democratic Republic of Congo, makes music rooted in Soukous (or African rumba) with elements of old-school rhythm and blues, reggae and funk. Plus, the 'Afropean' Congolese-born, Belgian-educated rapper Baloji mixes old and cutting-edge sounds with modern lyrics.