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PARAGUAYSounds of Hope
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THE STORY |
Listen to some of the famous mission music of Paraguay; learn how it arrived with European Jesuits in the 1600s and was all but lost until a chance “rediscovery” in the 1970s. continue 
Hear from Padre Emilio Fernandez, who runs the music program at a refuge for street kids in the capital of Asunción; and from Martin Almada, a human rights advocate who was tortured under the regime of the late Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner.
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A look at the country’s rich cultural history; current economic and political fortunes; and the legacy left by Latin America's longest ruling dictator. Plus links to more resources. continue
In words and pictures, travel from the shantytowns and orphanages of the capital to Paraguay’s remote villages to see some of the communities being transformed by music. continue
More from the musical maestro and social entrepreneur on what inspired him to start the free music program and how he set on his own path to musical success.
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