Pepito & The Trash Cans
Bilingual Musical Stroytelling
Amanda from Easley Elementary says, “Luke transports his audience to Pepito’s world in Bolivia and presents a heartwarming story and message that worth and value can be found in everyone and everything! I highly recommend this program. Your students will engage with Spanish vocabulary, STEAM content, wonderful music, and an amazing story!”
Description
Pepito & The Trash Cans is a bilingual musical story about a little boy in Bolivia who longs to play music, but scarcity and misfortune stand in the way of his dream. In the end, He and his siblings figure out how to make instruments with bottles, cans, and other repurposed materials.
Educational
This storytelling experience promotes socio-emotional learning, while teaching Spanish vocabulary as it is woven into the context of Pepito’s life in Bolivia.
Inspirational
The story as well as the music and songs have been crafted in a way that inspires creativity, resilience, care for the environment, and an appreciation for cultural diversity.
Unique
It’s not just a story, it’s musical, cultural, and poetic. Throughout the story, Luke plays over a dozen homemade instruments, including original songs and spoken word poetry.
Adaptable
The full-length (60-minute) version is packed full of surprises, including 3 musical numbers, live looping with homemeade instruments, captivating story, hand-painted illustrations project on screen and on display for the audience to enjoy pre and post performance.
Shorter versions are available for schools, libraries and other events.
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HEAR THE ALBUM
Check out the Pepito & The Trash Cans album on all streaming platforms. 5 songs recorded with bottles, cans, random objects and homemade instruments. Click the album art to listen on Spotify.
Pepito & The Trash Cans The Book!
Make sure you ask about the book. This bilingual, Spanish/English book, published by ASP Books, is packed full of Luke’s hand-painted illustrations and the message that you are not trash, YOU ARE TREASURE!