Journal article
"Mbas Mi": Fighting COVID-19 Through Music in Senegal
African studies review, Vol.65(1), pp.234-259
03/01/2022
DOI: 10.1017/asr.2021.115
Abstract
In the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Senegalese musicians produced a large body of songs addressing the coronavirus. These songs engage with prophylaxes, symptoms, instructions in case of infection, and metaphysical conceptions about the origin and meaning of the pandemic. These songs are part of a national strategy aimed at containing and eradicating the coronavirus by developing "COVID-literacy": knowledge about the pandemic which is spread through music. In this article, we examine a socio-local history of music's use during health crises, its place in local religious communities, and how its use interlaces linguistic, traditional, and metaphysical tenets.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- "Mbas Mi": Fighting COVID-19 Through Music in Senegal
- Creators
- Bamba Ndiaye - Cornell UniversityMargaret Rowley - Boston University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- African studies review, Vol.65(1), pp.234-259
- Publisher
- Cambridge Univ Press
- DOI
- 10.1017/asr.2021.115
- ISSN
- 0002-0206
- eISSN
- 1555-2462
- Number of pages
- 26
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- School of Music
- Record Identifier
- 9984843249602771
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