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LANDFILL HARMONIC – THE RECYCLED ORCHESTRA
The Recycled Orchestra that performs with instruments made out of trash is coming to Phoenix, Arizona, to the Museum of Musical Instruments on November 7 and 8. This gives you enough time to prepare to escape the onset of the cold winter weather and enjoy a few days in a pleasant spring like desert climate.
The ‘Recycled Orchestra’ will perform on both days. This orchestra consists of a group of young musicians from Cateura in Paraguay. One of the biggest landfills in South America is located in that city. This site is the primary source of income for many residents. In 2011, it was estimated that there were about 40,000 families living in the Cateura landfill. It is from the trash of this landfill that the instruments used by the orchestra were built.
The Recycled Orchestra is world renown for their instruments. The garbage picker Nicolas “Cola” Gomez, and Favio Chavez, a musician doing volunteer work, realized the potential to re-purpose the trash for young children and started to build instruments. Despite the way these instruments look, they make beautiful music.
A documentary about these musicians and how the idea to build instruments out of trash came about was made, you can watch the fascinating trailer and hear their music here:
Trailer of the documentary: www.landfillharmonicmovie.com
If you plan to come to Arizona for this event, here is the link to the museum’s festival:
http://mim.org/exhibits/mimfest/musical-acts/the-recycled-orchestra/
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