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There is presently no cure or vaccine for Ebola. Awareness, education, and fundraising for prevention are absolutely critical.  Music is a key technology. Music can  spread urgent information - rapidly, socially, and with tremendous emotional power [http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/prevention/][http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ebola-virus/basics/prevention/con-20031241][http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/]
 
There is presently no cure or vaccine for Ebola. Awareness, education, and fundraising for prevention are absolutely critical.  Music is a key technology. Music can  spread urgent information - rapidly, socially, and with tremendous emotional power [http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/prevention/][http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ebola-virus/basics/prevention/con-20031241][http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/]
  
A Liberian hit song, "Ebola in Town" ([http://fusion.net/video/3476/this-catchy-song-will-make-you-dance-and-raise-your-awareness-about-ebola/ interview with the artists]) ([[Ebola in Town |click here for details]]), produced by [http://m4ghd.org m4ghd.org] partner Shadow (Samuel Morgan) and colleagues in Liberia, does all this. It has already been widely disseminated widely by global media and news outlets.
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A Liberian hit song, "Ebola in Town" ([http://fusion.net/video/3476/this-catchy-song-will-make-you-dance-and-raise-your-awareness-about-ebola/ interview with the artists]), produced by [http://m4ghd.org m4ghd.org] partner Shadow (Samuel Morgan) and colleagues in Liberia, does all this. It has already been widely disseminated widely by global media and news outlets.   ([[Ebola in Town |click here for more links to the song and its use on the web]]),
  
 
We now seek to:
 
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Revision as of 14:12, 24 October 2014

short link: http://bit.ly/ebolamusic

There is presently no cure or vaccine for Ebola. Awareness, education, and fundraising for prevention are absolutely critical. Music is a key technology. Music can spread urgent information - rapidly, socially, and with tremendous emotional power [1][2][3]

A Liberian hit song, "Ebola in Town" (interview with the artists), produced by m4ghd.org partner Shadow (Samuel Morgan) and colleagues in Liberia, does all this. It has already been widely disseminated widely by global media and news outlets. (click here for more links to the song and its use on the web),

We now seek to:

  • Help the Liberian artists who created Ebola in Town, and others who have produced similar awareness-raising music, to further disseminate their musical messages around the world, for Ebola awareness, education, and health professional training.
  • Produce a North American remix of "Ebola in Town", broadening its audience, involving more musical partners, and raising funds for Ebola prevention and research.
  • Develop musical soundtracks supporting online Ebola training programs now under development at the University of Alberta and elsewhere
  • Develop live musical drama performances to disseminate and instill awareness about the dangers of Ebola to residents of rural Ghana.

Anyone who wishes to join or support these projects, please contact us...

michaelf@ualberta.ca Michael Frishkopf Professor of Music, University of Alberta