The ‘Afrofuturist’ collective, who make their instruments out of what they find in Kinshasa’s dumps, play Womad this weekend
A Congolese band that makes music from rubbish are making their UK debut at Womad Festival at the weekend after a four-month wait for visas.
Meaning “music from the garbage” in Lingala, Fulu Miziki use items others have thrown away, from jerry cans to flip-flops, car parts to plastic tubing, as percussion instruments for their energetic “Afrofuturist” sound.
