{"id":647,"date":"2014-04-21T18:37:27","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T18:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/napopus.org\/?p=647"},"modified":"2014-04-21T18:37:27","modified_gmt":"2014-04-21T18:37:27","slug":"kimbanguist-symphony-orchestra-kinshasa-democratic-republic-of-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napopus.org\/?p=647","title":{"rendered":"Kimbanguist Symphony Orchestra: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is a remarkable symphony orchestra and chorus in the Congo, one of the poorest countries in the world. A story about this remarkable ensemble aired on CBS 60 Minutes on April 20, 2014.\u00a0Everyone commutes to rehearsal, 6 days a week. Some trek, through rough terrain and inhospitable conditions, 90 minutes each way to rehearse. What kept them going? The MUSIC! Some quotes from the broadcast:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;When Sylvia plays her violin, she says she left the planet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Their faces change when they do their music.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I joined the orchestra Nov. 8, 2013, it is like a birth of symphony orchestra, a date we cannot forget.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you didn&#8217;t get a chance to see it Sunday night, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/joy-in-the-congo-a-musical-miracle-4-20-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to watch it. 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