Ghetto Classics Brings Brahms to Nairobi Slum

Author:
AlJazeera English
Publisher:
AlJazeera English
Publication Date:
30 October 2012
Tags:
Children and Youth, Arts, Culture and Entertainment, Music

Kenya's Korigocho slum on Nairobi's outskirts is not the kind of place that inspires high art, but a youth orchestra called Ghetto Classics is helping young musicians discover music like Brahms and Beethoven.

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