Children's Orchestra Play Instruments Made from Trash
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Young musicians from a Paraguayan slum play Mozart on instruments constructed entirely from recycled materials pulled from the garbage dump their homes are built on.
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One person's trash is another's violin in this slum built on a landfill in Paraguay.
Here in Asuncion, a group of young musicians come together to play everything from Beethoven and Mozart, to Frank Sinatra and The Beatles-on instruments made entirely from trash.
The Orchestra of Recycled Instruments from Cateura got its start here five years ago when a teacher, Favio Chavez, decided to teach kids living near this garbage dump how to play musical instruments.
Lacking money to buy enough instruments, he recruited the help of residents who make a living picking through and recycling trash.
Soon, with the community's help, Chavez and his students had their instruments-all made from recycled materials from the dump. They include guitars made from cans, cellos from metal drums, and brass instruments, like 18-year-old Andres Riveros's saxophone, made from house gutters.
[Andres Riveros, Saxophonist]:
"The instrument is made of galvanized pipe used in house gutters. Then this is made with caps, coins and these are keys from doors."
Chavez said he started the music group to keep the children out of trouble.
[Favio Chavez, Director of the Orchestra]:
"There are a lot of drugs, a lot of drug use, alcohol, violence, child labor. A lot of situations that you wouldn't think are favorable for kids to learn values. However, they have a spot in the orchestra, like an island within the community, a place where they can develop these values. We see that they are not just changing their own lives, but those of their families too. We've seen cases where parents with addiction problems have quit taking drugs to go their kid's concert. And in a lot of cases the parents have gone back to finish school because their kids are being seen all over and they think, 'they are going forward, I want to too.' They're not only changing their lives, but the lives of their families and their community,"
Myriam Cardozo said she once dreamt of being a singer or musician. When she heard about the music program, she enrolled her 14-year-old granddaughter, Ada Rios.
[Myriam Cardozo, Grandmother of Violinist Ada Rios]:
"I went to sign her up. I didn't care what my daughter-in-law said because I was doing it for my granddaughter and if she got mad, let her get mad or deal with it. And then they were astonished because I signed her up and it happened. And now my granddaughter is fulfilling my dream. It makes me so happy. That is why I can die happy."
Ada, now a violinist in the orchestra, lights up when she talks about her experiences, including performing in three countries this year.
[Ada Rios, Violinist]:
"The people can't believe it. They have to see it to believe it because they don't believe it is trash. I've been to three countries: Brazil, Panama and Colombia and I never thought I'd leave the country."
The orchestra hopes to perform in Arizona in 2013.
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just when you think you have it bad. When I watch these videos I realized how blessed I am.
This is best story that I have ever seen on youtube. This is where optimism and imagination go head to head with futility. Bravo, bravo, bravo.
I remember when my music appreciation teacher showed us this and was blown away especially the cello part
Hand made musical instruments? Wow this shows some dedication to music. Hater going to go hate because they can make their own instrument. That's why they are called haters.
this is fucking great and moved me deeply. music is a universal language and - very important - accept no borders!
Their wealth is in spirit and creativity. Fabulous.
Just saw this on 60 minutes last night . Brought tears to my eyes. Awesome.
Estoy orgullosa del trabajo que están realizando a favor del planeta, del aprendizaje y dela música. Adelante. Comparto su historia para que más personas sepan de la obra magnífica que es modelo para otras comunidades. Aplauso y Bravo.
wow very innovative! someone book this band so they can save $ to buy instruments
Favio Chavez, Respect!
We need more people like you.
Fantastic example of innovation - well done
I can't believe that children make instruments out of landfills
absolutely fantastic
Amazing group of kids n their leader who taught them how to play
This is sooo amazing!!!! I'm so happy for them and beautiful instrument playing :D good on all of them and good on the teacher :D
MEUS RESPEITOS!
ABRAÇOS:Brody Delestre(Rio de Janeiro-Brazil)
I love this!! What an inspirational story!
Yeetus deletus, where is my baby feetus
This is so amazing! I hope that they are able to come somewhere near pensacola, Florida! There is an amazing theater here that would be perfect.... With a little heads up I could help pack the place out. It makes me so happy to see that there are people like the teacher that do the things he does. Everyone should take a page from his book and maybe the world would begin to be a better place. Keep it up guys and I wish you all the best of luck! Hope to get to see you all one day!
Felicitaciones y gracias por compartir este video con nosotros.
And as paraguayan, I hearded that a group from American volunteers came to teach them how to make the musical instruments. This is also a postive fact to comment.
Some rich ass bastard ought to buy these guys the rolls royce of instruments... These kids are clearly brilliant...
Who need a Stradivarius or expensive violin to play like that.........speechless.......
That's actually amazing, absolutely impressive.
Fantastico projecto...
Beautiful.
This is a very great story, shows you can do anything if you are determined to.
wow this was very inspiring
that is heartrending...and magical :)
this is fucking incredible, amazing, truly inspiring. I'm fucking ashamed that i ever complained about having a cheap in the box guitar. Wtf.
The bows and necks for the instruments aren't from trash from what it looks like
Truly AMAZING!
If today I can play with a grand piano, I must be so blessed :') thanks God
so inspiring!
Bravo to all!
Did they ever make it to, or going to Arizona soon? I live in AZ, and as a musician and would love see them, not only for the performance, but to meet the amazing group and maybe bring some of my clients (I work with disabled children/young adults). This is wonderful, and very inspiring! What a wonderful leader, too.
I am paraguayan and I can tell you that they are people whose family that are very poor, even a cello can cost more that the house where they live. I, as a paraguayan, I am proud of them. Now they will open the concerts in South America for Metallica.
really love what u do...nice works
I want one so bad!
I wish the voice over dude would stop talking over the music!!! What's wrong with captions and subtitles???
Incredible initiative, though.
extraordinario
Neat... but really wish you'd have been quiet for a bit and let us hear them play.
is no one going to talk about the grandmother forcing her grand-daughter to play even if she doesn't want to? "I don't care what my grand-daughter wants, if shes going to complain let her"
"now my grand-daughter is fulfilling MY dream?" now I CAN die happy" That sounds like bullshit of a grandmother...
Onward&Upward (no matter what it takes)
Being from paraguay I know certain aspects from them. It is real the situation of the hard enviroment that they live. Now that they were invited by the Spanish and Dutch royalty foundation, they are very famous. And the group received money from the Paraguayan Congress. Can you imagine that, the paraguayan congress that are very mean and extremily stingy. The paraguayan congress that never supports the education and if there are scholarships they give them to friends, relatives. So this was a big step, the Children's Orchestra had to make famous to get that. I am proud of them. And I always ask the director to keep its esence. Now that they are very famous, probably people who have a lot of economic resources will want to be part from that orchestra, so that they can travel. I ask the director that, please, continue giving hope to children and people who dont have a lot in my country, Dont never let in people who are rich although they are talented. There is a lot of poberty in Paraguay, and even those who are from the congress do not care that. If you come to Paraguay you will find political party building everywhere, but we need libraries, that are usually very far. I am very happy of this group because they knew how to deal with the difficult situation that there is in my country
Amazing
lol this video was at our eco team assumbly jeez kids were balling their eyes out heh
brilliant! tin whistles & steel drums would be easier though :)
music doesn't get you into drugs....
Whoa!!
Let us know when you publish your CDs
AL mirar esta historia me salieron lagrimas .. Desculpame mi espanol
How did they get the bows and the strings?
Tuna Casserole I think they managed to fund for them
they should do this also in Swaziland
What are the strings made of?
Drugs are not the problem but banking and corruption.
The Official Band of God in the earth....
„Totally made of trash“…..
When the bows were made out of trash it would sound like sh*t
That's Boss
too much talking, endless talking I wanna hear those instruments ! ! !
dude.. you are so right!!
Soulja boy in the studio.
How did the6 make it and where did they get the string???
make a trash tuba
For a change why not make audience hear the actual music??
jedi music class... you want to learn??? make your own instrument...
lol good job you used music to get them away from drugs!
but you introduced them into music! which will get them into drugs!
only if they become rock/pop star
they should do this in harlem.
Why is dathi commentating on this lol
hi spanish class check me out
Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Please learn how to write in spanish you idiot 'mucho grande', carajos como hay gente tan pendeja en este mundo, yo quisiera hacer un instrumento de estos y me encuentro con el comentario de un imbécil quejándose de las cuerdas y no se que mas. Queriendo presumir su español sin sentido.