Kinshasa's sapeurs (members of the Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes) see fashion as a form of rebellion. Traditionally, they sported the sort of clothes worn by their colonisers, mocking them by showing how much more stylish they looked. A new concert brings together sapeurs and combines baroque music with jazz. Alain Platel explains the history of Coup Fatal Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:19PM on May 21, 2015