Festival sends pygmy musicians to live at the zoo

A TROUPE of pygmy musicians performing at a music festival in the Congo Republic were made to live at the zoo before being provided with accommodation in a local school.

The plight of the 22 pygmies, whose tents became an attraction for curious zoo visitors, provoked outrage among civil rights groups in Congo.

All the other musicians playing at the July 8-14 FESPAM festival in Brazzaville were provided with hotel rooms.