00:00One man's trash is another man's treasure, or in this case, a musical instrument.
00:15Kinshasa music group Kingongolo Kinyata makes music with things they find on the streets
00:20of the megacity.
00:22Plastic bottles are turned into a xylophone, there's a single string guitar made from
00:27a tin can, and the carcass of an old TV serves as a bass drum.
00:34There's a trend in Kinshasa, we're musicians, but there are also visual artists who make
00:40costumes out of trash, cans collected in the streets, in the rivers.
00:48It's a kind of appeal, an ecological message, telling people not to throw cans and so on
00:54into the gutters, because it can clog them.
00:58You can take them, do something with them, or just recycle them.
01:05With their music, Kingongolo Kinyata want to raise awareness about the massive problem
01:10of litter and waste pollution in Kinshasa and across the country.
01:18Even in the scorching afternoon sun, the members set out on a treasure hunt through the streets.
01:29And it's not long before they find something they can use.
01:35This styrofoam here, I can put it in a bass drum.
01:39It makes the kick sound deeper, like in rock music or in electronic music.
01:47Anything they can find can get a second life as an instrument.
01:50No need to go to a shop to get spare parts.
01:56I've just picked up a string.
01:57I had a problem with my bass, a string broke in the middle of a concert.
02:01So when I was out on the street, I found one, and now I can replace it.
02:07Kingongolo Kinyata's music is inspired by their ecological vision.
02:11This year they're touring America and Europe, performing their unique blend of music with
02:16their unique instruments.
