These Florida teenagers entertain by playing handmade musical instruments. We try to encourage recycling, reuse and giving back to the community by playing classic hits from the ’60s and ’70s on ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Close your eyes and listen to Juan Manuel Chavez launch into the Prelude of Bach’s ...

Makers are people who apply practical, hands-on skills to come up with unique new applications, and they exist in places you might not expect. In fact, you'll find some of the most inspiring makers in ...

One man's trash is another man's trombone. An internationally-renowned orchestra from Cateura, Paraguay, that has played with the likes of Metallica brought the sweet sound of music to East Los ...

CATEURA, Paraguay — The sounds of a classical guitar come from two big jelly cans. Used X-rays serve as the skins of a thumping drum set. A battered aluminum salad bowl and strings tuned with forks ...

Brian Borcherdt's ready to move on. He's packing up his house in Toronto when I call, as anxious from the stress of moving as he is enthusiastic to join his wife at their new home in rural New York ...

Their music is not rubbish, but their instruments are. Ten primary school pupils are striking a chord with their talent and ingenuity. In a group appropriately named Recycle Band, they make melodies ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... CATEURA, paraguay — The sounds of a classical guitar come from two big jelly cans. Used X-rays serve as the skins of a thumping drum set. A battered aluminum ...

The Congolese music band, Fulu Muziki, shot to the center of public attention in 2019. Their message was simple — they generate music from garbage and that is the literal translation of the name of ...