?We like the sound of PVC tubing?: Fulu Miziki, the band who make music out of trash

The ?Afrofuturist? collective, who make their instruments out of what they find in Kinshasa?s dumps, play Womad this weekendA 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. Continue reading...