Rhythm of Life Music and Health Festival – Zambia
Source: Johns Hopkins University CCP, MoH Zambia and partners with support from the United States Agency for International Development
Year of Publication:
2009
“Rhythm of Life” is Zambia’s first music festival and health fair developed under the Health Communication Partnership, a six-year project funded by USAID, which provided family planning, reproductive health and maternal and child health service, HIV counseling and testing, counseling and referral for male circumcision, malaria testing, and other health counseling services.
Bringing together the top musicians in Zambia in a training to be Health Ambassadors, this effort also led up to a “We are the World”-style music video and performance that included all the artists in a wildly popular song called “Rhythm of Life” featuring the legendary Oliver Mtukudzi. The lyrics of the song are about taking responsibility for your own health.
Links to the songs are as follows:
