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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone's Jimmy B - 'We Had to Tell Ebola to Go'
Ebola Deeply, 21 January 2015
The fight against Ebola has inspired countless musical tracks and videos across West Africa and beyond. But what impact has the virus had on the region's music industry? To find… Read more »
'We Had to Tell Ebola to Go' - Sierra Leonean Musician
Jimmy Yeanie Bangura, popularly known as Jimmy B, joins the lists of musicians in West Africa spreading messages to get people to take personal action in order to end Ebola.
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"The influx of personnel from the international agencies and NGOs is very present...with their distinctive logos of the Red Cross, SCF, UN, etc drive around, going past the ... Read more »
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Upbeat songs and caustic cartoons have cropped up across Ebola-hit West Africa and beyond to spread a public health message that the authorities often struggle to convey. Read more »
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Three Liberian musicians Samuel "Shadow" Morgan, Edwin "D-12" Tweh and Kuzzy of 2 Kings produced a song, "Ebola in Town" - conveying a message on how to avoid the virus. Read more »
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As the World Health Organization announces that the number of fatalities from the deadly Ebola virus has risen to more than 500, allAfrica's Boakai Fofana, who heads the Monrovia ... Read more »
