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Landfill Virtual Band

MSC archived stories - May 16, 2020

With cultural, religious and language diversity lies in where the children and sponsors come from, one thing which binds us all together is the universal language of music. Living in South Asia and Europe made me exposure to all kinds of music genres among my favorite being rich classical and country.

One of core CI programs focuses on music education inspired by El Sistema music program in the Dominican Republic (1) and the Wind Orchestra in Barranquilla, Colombia (2). In quarantine, youth in Quito, Ecuador conducting musical workshops ‘Música Sentir’ (3) by harnessing new ways of interactivity.

 

Even more so inspiring to see this CI Instagram picture of a child holding a guitar he made out of recycled materials (4). No doubt his creativity will soon follow the birth of a CI Recycled Orchestra like the one where children living by a Paraguay landfill site in South America reached stardom with instruments made from rubbish (5).

 

How wonderful would be to have our youth around the globe making instruments like violins, cellos, saxophones, flutes and drums – all crafted from garbage to form a 'Landfill Virtual Band' and play 'Love Shine A Light' (6) via the internet. The song is an American-British collaboration, which won the Eurovision contest in 1997.

 

Reference:

1.  youtu.be/C7_sb0gMjWc

2.  youtu.be/lrtxv0UWd88

3.  facebook.com/JovenesReporterosQuitoCI/videos/2617553618458751

4.  instagram.com/p/B_Al5BynPdK

5.  youtu.be/yYbORpgSmjg

6.  youtu.be/azw4Kh8Rqpw

Comments

  1. chelaka23 March 2025 at 16:55

    chelaka, thank you for sharing the story of the "landfillharmonic band". It is a beautiful story of the resilience of the people who live in a slum of Paraguay. I love the message of the music director who states: "The world sends us their garbage...and we send back beautiful music". And I rejoice in seeing the children go from being forgotten or invisible to feeling recognized and worthwhile. Music truly is a universal language!

    May 17, 2020

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  2. chelaka23 March 2025 at 16:56

    Thank you for sharing your beautiful thoughts. It is really magical to realize that where some people see rubbish, others see music. The children of Cateura showed that an orchestra is formed by people, not instruments!

    May 17, 2020

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