Beauty has a way of turning up in places where youd least expect it. We went to the Democratic Republic of Congo two years ago, the poorest country in the world. Kinshasa, the capital, has a population of 10 million and almost nothing in the way of hope or peace. Until recently, there was a well-kept secret down there. Kinshasa has a symphony orchestra, the only one in Central Africa, the only all-black one in the world. Its called the Kimbanguist Symphony Orchestra. Wed never heard of it. No one we called had ever heard of it. But when we got there we were surprised to find 200 musicians and vocalists, whod never played outside Kinshasa, or had been outside Kinshasa. We were even more surprised to find joy in the Congo. When we told the musicians they would be on 60 Minutes, they didnt know what we were talking about but, still, they invited us to a performance. And tonight, we thought it would be good to hear them again. cbsnews/news/joy-in-the-congo-a-musical-miracle-4-20-2014/?tag=nl.e882&s_cid=e882&ttag=e882&ftag=TRE6615343
Posted on: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 18:11:56 +0000
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