Paradise City: Healing Cities Through Music

Debatty, Fabrice, Mileghem, KarelVan, Goossens, Mario, Mileghem, Karel Van

This book explores the healing power of music in relation to some of the world's most devastating conflicts and disasters, showing how music inspires people to rebuild, and restores hope. The authors profile Hiroshima (1945: the atom bomb), Belfast (1969-1998: The Troubles), Detroit (2013: racism and bankruptcy of the city), New Orleans (2005: Hurricane Katrina), Port Au Prince (2010: earthquake) and Kigali (1994: Rwandan genocide). The author has created a Spotify playlist to accompany the book: Paradise City Lannoo Playlist

EAN

9789401464963

Publisher

Lannoo Publishers

Published

5 December 2019

Pages

192