The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura is a group of youth musicians from Paraguay who play instruments made from rubbish salvaged from a landfill.

Their instruments include a violin made out of a paint can and a drainpipe saxophone. Over recent years, they have also benefited from the intervention of the Vancouver-based charity Instruments Beyond Borders, which has worked to locate unused instruments and ship them to Paraguay for the orchestra to use. Full story.

Jordan Smith (CMUSE) / June 2, 2016

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