Renaud Barret & Florent de la Tulaye Dem Republic of Congo/France 2010 85 mins PG Documentary

Summer 2009. Five paraplegics and a young able-bodied teenager light up the stage in front of an entranced audience of 8000 people. "Benda Bilili" - in English "See Beyond", is the name of this Kinshasa band which has acquired a global following.

Renaud Barret and Florent de la Tullaye have followed a band made of four homeless paraplegics and three "able" men, the Staff Benda Bilili, from the streets of Kinshasa, Congo, to music festivals in the cities of Europe. Some have guitars and wonderful voices, some have a wire on a tin or pieces of wood to beat. Another success story? Yes, but there is more to it. There are ups and downs, as life isn't always easy in one of the poorest countries on earth, especially when you have just a sheet of cardboard on which to sleep.

Menu:
Sweet potato and apple curry with rice and beans - chutneys and accompaniments
Homemade banana bread with vanilla yoghurt

£10 for 2 courses (bookings with 24hrs notice if poss txs)