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• Ethnomusicology
  I propose to investigate ways in which refugee youth in Kenya use music as a psychosocial tool to recover from the effects of war and as a means to build peace in their communities. I intend to document how they employ music as an empowering narrative art to tell their story and raise social consciousness about their experiences. I will further explore the convergence of Western musical styles such as hip-hop with traditional African styles, and the global power of music as a tool for cross-cultural communication.