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The escopetarra was invented by Colombian peace activist César López in 2003 at a gathering after the El Nogal Club bombing in Bogotá, when he noticed a soldier holding a firearm like a guitar. The first escopetarra in 2003 was made from a Winchester rifle and a Stratocaster electric guitar.
López's most well-known achievement is the Escopetarra, which are decommissioned AK-47s converted into guitars. So far, only a few dozen of these guitars have been produced, but upon completion, López intends to give the guitars to high-profile musicians across the world, such as Juanes , Fito Páez , Bob Geldof and Manu Chao , and to ...
López es el creador de la Escopetarra, un instrumento musical en gran parte simbólico que es un fusil AK-47 convertido en guitarra. Hasta el momento, solo se han producido unas pocas docenas de estas guitarras, pero una vez completadas, López pretende dar las guitarras a músicos de alto perfil en todo el mundo, como Juanes , Fito Páez ...
Oct 28, 2008 · TRAVEL. Colombia Dispatch 7: Turning Guns into Guitars. Musician Cesar Lopez invented a new type of guitar, made from the shell of an automatic weapon. Kenneth Fletcher. October 28, 2008....
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For César López, the escopetarra represents the union between humanity's ugliest invention and one of the most beautiful. He created the instrument to encourage people to think about what the country is going through and what they can do to change this collective reality.
Cultura. Artículo. MÚSICA. Las duras historias con las que carga el músico de la escopetarra. César López ha acompañado a las víctimas de la violencia en Colombia por más de 16 años. Las...
