When Disaster Strikes: Music's Role in Coping with Trauma The news from Nepal is devastating, a stark reminder of the fragility of human life and the powerlessness we often feel in the face of natural disasters.
Images of rescue efforts – a young girl pulled from the rubble, families scouring through photos of recovered bodies – are seared into our collective memory. But what happens when the cameras stop rolling?
How do artists and music communities respond to such tragedy? Music has long been a universal language for processing grief and trauma.