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Paraguay Musicians Bring Instruments Made From Trash, Message Of Hope To Bay Area

The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura takes kids from the slums of the country's capital and provides them with instruments and opportunities.

(CBS Bay Area)

September 28, 2026

We've all heard the saying, one man's trash is another man's treasure. Well, a youth orchestra from Paraguay is proof that is truly the case.

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The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura takes kids from the slums of the country's capital and provides them with instruments and opportunity. And the instruments are unlike any other seen on this planet.

Johann Kajatt is one of the musicians from the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura.

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