The Nile Project: Creating harmony through music in the Nile Basin region
Journal: ScholarWorks -A service of University of Vermont Libraries (University of Vermont)
Year: 2016

ABSTRACT The use of the arts as a tool for conflict transformation, or what has been called arts based peacebuilding, is a new and emerging field. Yet, there is sparse empirical evidence on its outcomes. The Nile Project, a musical collaborative from East Africa that brings together musicians from all of the countries that border the Nile River, is aimed at finding a solution to the dire water conflict and crisis in the region. This study aims to explore how their collaborative process of creati