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The inspiring story of Landfill Harmonic
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Music in conflict: 26 iconic images
19. The inspiring story of Landfill Harmonic
"The world sends us garbage... we send back music" say the young people in the poverty-stricken landfill town of Cateura, Paraguay. Forging musical instruments from rubbish, many children forced to work in the landfills have been brought together by classical music in an ensemble known as the Recycled Orchestra.
