Jul 30: Africa stop Ebola

Most readers will be familiar with Band Aid and their charity song

There was also the American 'version'.

The Band Aid song was re-recorded a number of times, including one for preventing Ebola.

African musicians also made their own charity single for Ebola.

We currently have a worryingly large Ebola epidemic 

I used to teach an 'A' level specification which had Ebola as one focus for a unit on diseases.

There were several shocking infographics which we used - as they had to be accessible to everyone, so were graphic in naure (in more than one way).

A collective of African musicians have come together to record a song to help raise awareness about Ebola in Africa. The song, entitled “Africa Stop Ebola”, features the singers Tiken Jah Fakoly, Amadou & Mariam, Salif Keita, Oumou Sangare, Kandia Kora, Mory Kante, Sia Tolno, Barbara Kanam and rappers Didier Awadi, Marcus (from the band Banlieuz'Arts) and Mokobe, and also includes the musicians Sékou Kouyaté (electric guitar, bass, electric kora) et Ludovic N’Holle (drums). 

The song is a message to citizens about what they can do to help stop the spread of Ebola in Africa. 

The song is performed in French and vernacular languages widely spoken across the region to ensure that the message is understood regardless of the level of literacy and education of the population.

As I post this, there is a new outbreak of the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo which is apparently spreading rapidly.