Members of Orchestra Handy Folk International reherse in the Ndjili (N'Djili) area of the capital. They were formed when a group of disabled people decided to create a group and try to make a living f...

Artist Bodo and his sons who are all painters and share the same studio.

Members of the congregation, at the church of Mother Olangi, which has 25,000 people attending its services each Sunday.

Texas Mwimba, former wrestling champion and activist for albino people.

A wrestler performs a drop kick during practice.

A group of 'Sapeurs', the French acronym for the Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes, the Society of Tastemakers and Elegant People, in a bar at night.

A woman dances to the music of the tradi-modern orchestra TG Basokin in the Matonge district 'La porte Rouge'. They are from the Songye ethnic group from Kasï. With the difficulties created by the co...

Budiongo, Benj Kinenga and Ange Swana young artists, painting outside at an artist's community.

Wresters, Six Colours (left) and Nengu Nengu (right), perform a ritual, with fetishes, that they hope will give them the power to win their upcoming contests.

The audience at a meeting, organised by albino wrestler Texas Mwimba, to disscuss the medical and social problems faced by albinos.

Women from the BoBongo Iyaya (Mongo ethnic group, Tomba tribe, migrants from Équateur Province) with red kaolin spread over their bodies to symbolise strength and energy. With the difficulties creat...

Painter and 'Sapeur' (the French acronym for the Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes) the Society of Tastemakers and Elegant People, Chéri Samba at work in his studio with one of his p...

People watching children, from the Yaka tribe who have migrated to the capital from Bandundu province, performing a traditional ceremony in the neighborhood of Massina, dubbed the 'People's Republic o...

Children, from the Yaka tribe who have migrated to the capital from Bandundu province, performing a traditional ceremony that they have brought with them and seek to keep alive in the capital.

Children, from the Yaka tribe who have migrated to the capital from Bandundu province, performing a traditional ceremony that they have brought with them and seek to keep alive in the capital.

Eddy Mboyo, drummer and director of the music group 'La Sanza.' Eddy created the 'Champerem' (Chamber percusion Eddy Mboyo), a percusion set made with recovered products, such as a fan, a pot lid etc.

Gaby, one of the tens of thousands of street children in Kinshasa, undergoing an exorcism at the Church of the Holy Spirit for the Salvation of the World, and is petrified. Like so many others, his fa...

Kpou Ambitiri, a traditional group made up of migrants fleeing war and other problems in Orientale Province, and including 'Lokele' members, fishing communities from the banks of the Congo River, and...

'Sapeurs', the French acronym for the Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes (the Society of Tastemakers and Elegant People), from the 'Leopards du Congo' Sapeurs group in the Matonge neig...

The 'Tata Raphael Stadium', previously the 'May 20 Stadium', where the 1974 'Rumble in the Jungle', the historic boxing bout between Mohamed Ali and George Foreman, took place. Now the Judex women's b...

A model of a robot made by artist, Bienvenu Nanga, in the courtyard of his home. Nanga makes imaginary works, like robots, with recycled materials. He has had exhibitions in Kinshasa and also in Belgi...

As a woman breastfeeds a child beside him, cellist Danielo Kibatondo, who plays in one of the two Kimbanguist symphony orchestras in Kinshasa, rehearses at his home in the neighbourhood of Ngiri-Ngiri...

Bienvenu Nanga working in the courtyard of his home as his sister cooks food in the open air kitchen. Nanga makes imaginary works, like robots, with recycled materials. He has had exhibitions in Kinsh...

An bassoonist takes a break from practice to make a phone call.

Popular music star Werrason, and his dancers, perform in the Maluku district.

'Avenue du 30 Juin' in 'La Gombe' district, where once only Europeans could live and until 1958, at 6.00 pm, a horn was sounded giving the signal for all Africans to leave. To the left is the Sozacom...

Rachel Mwanza, talks to homeless friends on the streets where they once all lived together. Mwanza, also known as 'the miracle of Congo', has returned on a visit but has escaped the absolute poverty o...

A group of artist Freddy Tsimba's statues made from spoons. He says he finds his inspiration in the suffering experienced by many communities in his country. An advocate for disarmament, much of his a...

The Ngaba junction , one of the busiest intersections in the capital, now a sprawling and anarchic city with a population of more than 10 million.

Pain Victoire, an industrial bakery and the largest bakery in Kinshasa, which is under Lebanese management. There is a large Lebanese community in the city.

Albert Matuban Nlandu, a member of the Kimbanguist Church Symphony Orchestra, in his yard in the neighbourhood of Yolo, where he makes violins and cellos by copying other instruments.

Violinist Danielo Kibatondo, who plays in one of the two Kimbanguist symphony orchestras in Kinshasa, rehearsing at his home in the neighbourhood of Ngiri-Ngiri.

A 'Sapeur', the French acronym for the Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes (the Society of Tastemakers and Elegant People). Members of the 'Leopards du Congo' Sapeurs group in the Maton...

Stadium Tata Raphael. Formerly Mai 20 stadium. The venue for the 1974 'Rumble in the Jungle' the historic boxing event between Mohamed Ali and George Foreman. Now the Judex women's boxing team train i...

Artist Bodys Isek Kingelez, creates scale-model architectural designs of invented cities using paper and card and other found materials.

Gaby, one of the tens of thousands of street children in Kinshasa, undergoing an exorcism at the Church of the Holy Spirit for the Salvation of the World, and is petrified. Like so many others, his fa...

Painter Chéri Samba and 'Sapeur' (the French acronym for the Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes) the Society of Tastemakers and Elegant People.

A wrestler, after soccer (football) wrestling is the most popular sport in Kinshasa, prepares for training by burning candles, part of a ritual to help make a connection with the spirits of his ancest...

Mbuji Kipawano, with members from the Luba and Hemba ethnic groups (from Katanga Province). Three times a week, they conduct ceremonies celebrating their ancestral traditions which they hand onto the...

In Mongafula neighbourhood, pygmies from Bikoro (Équateur Province) maintain their traditions in order that the younger generation does not forget their roots and to make sure that their ancestors co...

A 'Sapeur', the French acronym for the Societe des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Elegantes (the Society of Tastemakers and Elegant People). Members of the 'Leopards du Congo' Sapeurs group in the Maton...

In the Masina district of Kinshasa, children of the Yaka ethnic group, from Bandundu province, dance. With the difficulties created by the country's ongoing conflicts, many people from different reg...

A man holds an oil lamp to light the canvas as artist Cheri Cherin paints.