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Paraguay's rubbish band recycles rhythms

Young orchestra is making tunes out of trash by building instruments out of other people's garbage.
Last Modified: 16 Dec 2012 12:22

It is unlikely that an entire orchestra could be found in the middle of a rubbish dump.

But one group of young musicians in Paraguay is proving that they can literally turn trash into something to be treasured.

From items such as used X-rays, oil barrels, and even bottle caps, they re-create Beethoven, Henry Mancini, and even the Beatles.

Al Jazeera’s Gerald Tan reports.

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