"Wooten has pulled off something close to miraculous... and touched the face of HIV/AIDS with compassion and humanity. Alexandra Fuller, Chicago Tribune
"This is a book not to be missed." People
"Amazing and tender... in this special book Wooten] brings home the tragedy of AIDS." Liz Smith, New York Post
"Wooten rightly disregards journalistic distance and writes himself into the work, making it read like a contemplative literary memoir." Time Out New York
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"Wooten has pulled off something close to miraculous... and touched the face of HIV/AIDS with compassion and humanity. Alexandra Fuller, Chi...
A pioneering work in the growing field of medical ethnomusicology, Singing for Life shows how music, dance, drama, and the visual arts have been enlisted in the fight against AIDS in East Africa - from education to prevention and treatment. It shows how musical traditions have the power to both spread needed information and influence social behaviour and presents a cultural analysis of hope and healing. Through case studies, song texts, interviews and personal testimonies, the author shows how music can be both a mode of promoting health and a force for personal healing. Singing for Life: HIV...
A pioneering work in the growing field of medical ethnomusicology, Singing for Life shows how music, dance, drama, and the visual arts have been enlis...
"Singing for Life: HIV/AIDS and Music in Uganda "presents a cultural analysis of hope and healing. A pioneering work in the growing field of medical ethnomusicology, "Singing for Life" shows how music, dance, drama, and the visual arts have been enlisted in the fight against AIDS in East Africa--from education to prevention and treatment. It shows how musical traditions have the power to both spread needed information and influence social behavior. HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa is a widespread phenomenon that is the result of deep cultural issues."Singing for Life: HIV/AIDS and Music in...
"Singing for Life: HIV/AIDS and Music in Uganda "presents a cultural analysis of hope and healing. A pioneering work in the growing field of medical e...
Creek Indians inhabited land that was to become Telfair County. The early population was made up of settlers of Scottish descent. They had to produce almost everything they used, from food to equipment. Named for Edward Telfair, a two-term governor of Georgia, the county was formed in 1807 from a portion of Wilkinson County. Gradually, several counties were formed from parts of Telfair. Since 1870, Telfair County has kept its current boundaries. The original county seat was located in Jacksonville, about 20 miles south of McRae, Georgia, where it was moved by the legislature in 1871. While...
Creek Indians inhabited land that was to become Telfair County. The early population was made up of settlers of Scottish descent. They had to produce ...