Music and the Ecology of Fear: Kanyeleng Women Performers and Ebola Prevention in The Gambia

This article examines the contributions of kanyeleng (female fertility society) performers to Ebola prevention in The Gambia, drawing on ethnographic research with performers and health workers, and offering analysis of performances. Contrasting with public-health programs that present African cultu...

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Published in:Africa today 2017-03, Vol.63 (3), p.29-42
Main Authors: McConnell, Bonnie B, Darboe, Buba
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African culture
AIDS
Analysis
Book publishing
Communication
Disease prevention
Ebola virus
Ecology
Emotional expression
Emotions
Epidemics
Ethnographic research
Ethnography
Fear
Fear & phobias
Females
Fertility
Happiness
Health promotion
Mobilization
Music
Musical performance
Musicians
Musicians & conductors
Performance (Arts)
Performing artists
Positive emotions
Prevention
Preventive medicine
Public health
Training
Women
Women in the book industry
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AIDS
Analysis
Book publishing
Communication
Disease prevention
Ebola virus
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Epidemics
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Fear
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