Young musician profiles from Paraguay, and the garbage turns into music

A group of young musicians live in Paraguay in a village formed from the municipal waste dump. Its residents used to know the name of the garbage, but today, they are known as Incredible music They make.

At first glance, there is nothing unusual about the warm -up session in the group when they control their tools, until they are closely inspected exactly what they play, according to Vladimir Duthiers reports from CBS News, CBSN.

What appears to be a stradivarius is actually also created from a fork, paint box and bread cling. The flute consists of neglected tubes, switches, coins, caps and electric guitar from the wax.

The tools are made entirely of garbage.

Young musicians of the poor, recycled orchestra country.

“For me, it is like playing with the orchestra,” said Doter’s.

One of the musicians said: “Many people die to play with us. The truth is a very beautiful thing that has no price.”

When we recently met them in New York City, they were more than 4,500 miles from their home in Katura, a small village based on the landfill on the outskirts of the capital of Paraguay, Assckians. Garbage provides livelihoods for many families of 2500 families living there. They take off through the hills looking for things for sale.

The former environment technician Favio Chavez reached the idea of ​​making music in The Junkyard. It gives free lessons to any child looking to escape from the misery of poverty. He said music is a basic necessity.

“Because culture is very important, it is important like eating,” Chavez said. “Culture is important like a house.”

A local carpenter named Don Cola Gomez chooses through the garbage pile of raw materials to make tools.

ADA and Noelia Rios sisters were among the first students of the Music School, where 70 music children are now studying.

“The truth is that at first, people make fun of us because we did not have tools, and they now realized that thanks to the orchestra, we or any other child can change his life through music.”

Jeddah sisters, Miran, joined them in music lessons. She grew up listening to the Beatles and dreamed of becoming a singer. Now, her granddaughter “imagine” John Lennon at the United Nations play in New York.

“Now my main goal and the biggest dream as a family is that I am able to become a professional musician and help children who want to grow in society,” said ADA.

This dream is achieved, thanks to a largely documentary film on the orchestra, called “Consoltural waste dump“In 2012, you published a joke on YouTube, which was frequented around the world.

“We never thought that we will get a response to us. We have already been inspired by this story, but this really prompted us and pushed the orchestra more,” said Alejandra Amarella, founder of the documentary and executive producer.

“We are helping to tell their story to the world, it is a privilege,” said Juliana Pinnaranda Lovitos, producer and co -director of the film.

The orchestra receives invitations to perform in the music halls all over the world, and even plays with the rock of Megadets in the United States.

“What is the most surprising thing for you to watch children over the past six years?” Duters request.

“The most surprising thing that I saw in these children is the change in their eyes – from despair to living in the hope of a better future,” said Chavez.

“Landfill Harmonic” is currently playing in Los Angeles and many other cities around the world. It will be widely available on Vimeo in November.