Music as a Strategy of Youth Resilience in Dadaab Refugee Camp Kenya
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Date
2014
Authors
Kiruthu, Felix
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Publisher
IISTE
Abstract
The Dadaab Refugee Camp is located in Garissa County in North Eastern Kenya. It comprises five separate
camps for refugees, most of whom are Somali, although it is also home to other refugees mostly from the horn of
African, including Ethiopia and Sudan. Given the difficult life in the refugee camp, residents lead a difficult life,
but have devised ways of entertainment and expression of their fears, hopes and daily struggles through music.
This study analyses the forms of music adopted by the youth in Dadaab. The themes in the music are
interrogated as well as the crucial role this music plays in the context of the refugee situation
Description
Research Article
Keywords
Refugees, Dadaab, Camps, Resilience, Well being, Music, Dance
Citation
Research on Humanities and Social Sciences Vol.4, No.17, 2014