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dc.contributor.authorClaudio Chipendoen_US
dc.contributor.authorWestern Chimbudzien_US
dc.contributor.authorKhulekani Face Moyoen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-14T13:41:17Z-
dc.date.available2023-09-14T13:41:17Z-
dc.date.issued2023-07-11-
dc.identifier.urihttps://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5793-
dc.description.abstractThe major focus of the study was to use music to communicate, educate and disseminate information that helps curb suicidal and drug abuse cases among Zimbabwean communities. Zimbabwe as a country is facing severe economic challenges, which in turn has brought about much suffering to the people. As a result,some of them end up engaging in drugs or committing suicide in response to the challenges bewildering the country. This study was qualitative, superimposed on action research and a survey. Roadshows targeting some members of the Gweru communities were organised. The songs performed at the road shows carried lyrics meant to disseminate information about hope, inspiration, and patience. Purposively sampled respondents were drawn from a population of three communities in Gweru who attended the road shows that were held in their respective constituencies. The informants were picked up on the researchers’ knowledge of their capacity to inform the study. Open-ended interviews were conducted after the shows were held, to appreciate how effective the songs were in disseminating intended messages. The findings of this study revealed that the songs that were performed at roadshows helped in giving the people hope, encouragement, and perseverance in the wake of economic challenges as well as cultivating the spirit of hard work and resilience among them. It can therefore be recommended that music therapy centres, road shows and other such performances be organised in various communities to help counsel people reeling from depression and other related illnesses.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journals Onlineen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAfrican Musicology Onlineen_US
dc.subjectEssenceen_US
dc.subjectMusic Manuscripten_US
dc.subjectMusic Scoreen_US
dc.subjectResilienceen_US
dc.titleMusic as a medium for communication, education and information dissemination: enhancing resilience among urban dwellers in Zimbabween_US
dc.typeresearch articleen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.58721/amo.v12i2.255-
dc.contributor.affiliationMidlands State University, Zimbabween_US
dc.contributor.affiliationMidlands State University, Zimbabween_US
dc.contributor.affiliationMidlands State University, Zimbabween_US
dc.relation.issn1994-7712en_US
dc.description.volume12en_US
dc.description.issue2en_US
dc.description.startpage1en_US
dc.description.endpage23en_US
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