that's not a stradivarius, but a violin created from a fork paint can and baking tray. a flute, made of discarded pipes. its keys, coins and caps. ? a wax tin was used to build this electric guitar. entirely of trash. these young musicians from the impoverished country of paraguay form the recycled orchestra. describe for me what it is like to play with the orchestra. a lot of people are dying to play with us. the truth is, it is a very beautiful thing that has no price. when we met them recently in new york city they were more than 4,500 miles from home. a small village built around a landfill on the outskirts. garbage provide a livelihood for 2,500 families who live there. they sift through the mound looking for stuff to sell. former environmental technician, fabio chavez came up with the he gives lessons for free for any child looking to escape poverty. >> music is a necessity. why? >> translator: because culture is very important. it is as important as eating. culture is as important as having a home. and a local carpenter, picks through the trash heap for raw mari

that's not a stradivarius. but a violin created from a fork, paint can and baking tray. a flute made up of a pipe, a tin was used to build this guitar. the instruments are made entirely from trash. these young musicians from the improverished country of pa paragu paraguay. describe to me what it's like. >> translator: a lot of people beautiful thing that has no price. >> reporter: when we met them recently in new york city, they were more than 4500 miles from her home in epinuda, a small village build on a landfill around the capital of paraguay. garbage provides a livelihood for families who live there. they sift through it to look for things to sell. fabio came up with the idea to make music. it gave a child the ability to escape poverty. music is the escape from poverty, why? >> translator: because culture is very important. it's as important as eating. culture is as important as having a home. >> reporter: a local carpenter picks through the trash heap to make raw materials for the these sisters were among the first students. >> translator: the trip is, at first, peo