50 Unheralded Albums from 2009

staff_bendaStaff Benda Bilili: Trés Trés Fort (Crammed Discs, 4/7/09)

“Je T’aime”

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Channeling the voices of the disenfranchised into playful rumba melodies, this tenacious band of paraplegic Congolese musicians captures beautiful music and colorful vocals on its debut album.