FULU MIZIKI KOLEKTIV

“No electronics, but a unique groove” (France 24, 2023). Following in the footsteps of the pioneering Konono N°1, who started the movement in the ’60s, Fulu Miziki—literally “music from garbage” in Lingala—have made their mark by transposing the noise of Kinshasa’s streets into an Afro-futuristic techno-punk stamped with Congolese rumba. Energized by a sense of urgency to protect the environment, they furiously drum on the handcrafted percussion instruments they have fashioned out of discarded objects as they propel their powerful voices from the depths of their souls, while their DIY costumes bring their message home.