Special programming

Music & Dance: Mor Dior Bamba and Toper the Top Band

About the Film

Picture 200 musicians playing Beethoven's Ninth in the Congo! The film follows West Africa's only symphonic orchestra: Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste of Kinshasa, as it prepares for its first open air concert in its neighborhood, Ngiri-Ngiri. It is also a study of people doing their best to maintain a most complex human joint endeavor in one of the world's most chaotic cities. This powerful film is about the Congo, the people of Kinshasa and the power of music.
About Claus Wischmann
About Martin Baer

About our Summer Series

During this annual series, AFF presents free programs throughout NYC, in public venues and city parks, including screenings of African cinema and family-friendly events such as the annual Family Day Celebration on Governors Island. Learn More