Arts and Entertainment, 3rd prize
Harald Schmitt
Stern
Stern
01 January, 2001
Carrying their wooden instruments, Aka pygmy musicians arrive at the airport, having been invited to perform at the Berlin Philharmonic. These musicians create instruments out of their environment. String instruments, flutes and drums are made from tree branches and vines in the dense jungle where they gather to play.
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