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‘Aquadrummerz’ weave music on plastic bottles

July 6, 2009

By Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines - In realizing that discarded water bottles can be turned into musical instruments, a group of former street children are also rediscovering their self-worth.

For the past few months, some 100 boys under the care of Pangarap Foundation—a Pasay City-based organization that provides shelter and education to poor children—have been learning to make music using empty water containers.

The “Aquadrummerz” are under the supervision of two volunteers, one of whom used to work as a web content editor until she got tired of a convenient but empty life. The other is a famous percussionist who advocates the use of recycled plastic bottles to make music.

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