What are the Gancheros?
Recyclers, or gancheros, scavenge through the garbage looking for recyclable plastic and aluminum they can trade in for money. The children of these gancheros often have nothing to do but play in the landfill while they wait for their parents to finish work for the day.
What was Esteban diagnosed with?
Opposition Senator Esteban Bullrich announced Wednesday that he had been diagnosed with the neurodegenerative neuromuscular disease known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, otherwise known as ALS.
What is a Ganchero in Paraguay?
ganchero [adj] AR. showing favoritism for a student.
What is Cateura?
It got that name because all the instruments these kids play are made with materials found in the trash. Old water pipes become saxophones. Forks, knives, spoons and coins become the keys. Cans and bake trays are used to make violins, and percussion drums are made with X-rays and wooden pallets or trash cans.
Where did the group visit on their first international performance landfill harmonic?
Musicians from Paraguay slums performing for Canadian students, delegates. A youth orchestra from South America is touring through Canada making beautiful music with instruments made of recycled materials. The Landfill Harmonic plays instruments made entirely of materials recovered from a landfill in Paraguay.
How did the landfill orchestra start?
When Luis Szaran and Favio Chavez came to Cateura to start a music school, they realized that they had more students than instruments. Thanks to the resourcefulness of Cola, a Cateurian garbage picker, an orchestra came together, now featuring violins, cellos, and other instruments artfully put together from trash.
Who works Cateura?
Cateura, a small town on the outskirts of Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, is a slum built on one of the largest landfills in South America. Approximately 500 recyclers work at Cateura, where more than 1,500 tons of waste is deposited daily.
Do the children in Cateura go to school?
Approximately 500 recyclers work at Cateura, where more than 1,500 tons of waste is deposited daily. The majority of people sustain themselves through trash picking, earning very little and children are often driven into early labour- more than 40% of children do not finish school.
Who is Favio Chavez and what did he do?
Favio Hernán Chávez Morán (born December 5, 1975), is an Argentinian musician, environmental technician, and director of the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, since 2012.
