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Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar"

Explore Agustin Barrios’ journey from rural Paraguay to global recognition as a guitar composer. Despite facing rejection and personal struggles, his innovative compositions and passion for Latin ...
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Scrap Metal Becomes Beautiful Music in Paraguay

Conductor Luis Szaran is training a different kind of musician at his "Sounds of the Earth" academy in Paraguay. Students perform on instruments made out of recycled and scrap materials, proving that ...
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Inmates at Paraguay's largest prison in Paraguay treated to a rare jazz concert

On the Day of the Virgin of Mercy, the patron saint of prisoners, inmates at Tacumbú prison in Paraguay were treated to a rare and unexpected concert. (AP Video by Emilio Sanabria / Produced by Victor ...
PBS

Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar"

Discover Agustin Barrios’ rise from rural Paraguay to becoming a pioneering guitar composer. Explore Agustin Barrios’ journey from rural Paraguay to global recognition as a guitar composer. Despite ...