These 5 men arrived in style for their special performance during Pope Francis' General Audience.
BILAL
We're coming from Kenya originally, we come from Kenya.
Now we are here in Europe doing the Europe tour. And very soon, next week we will be in the theater, that's called the Teatro Olimpico.
Seif, Peter, Bilal, Mohamed, and Rashid make up the acrobatic Black Blues Brothers group. Their name and style are inspired by the 1980 film, The Blues Brothers.
SEIF
We use that because we believe, a long time ago, the blues music is also connected to Africa, the blues music. So that's why. We saw the movie.
This is the second time the group has performed for Pope Francis during a General Audience. In 2016, the Black Blues Brothers performed in the Paul VI Audience Hall with a large circus group.
Seif says the Pope was happy to watch the performance both times. But this time, he had a special message for the group.
SEIF
He was very happy and he told us that you have to keep strong and making people happy. And we're happy also. This words coming from him is very important to us.
The Black Blues Brothers are continuing their tour throughout Italy bringing their flips and their joy to the people around them.
KG
