The Language of Kikuyu Popular Artists as “Community Spokespersons” On Ethnic Cleansing in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorNdege, Speranza
dc.contributor.authorMwai, Wangari
dc.contributor.authorMbugua, Wallace
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-24T07:50:17Z
dc.date.available2020-11-24T07:50:17Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionA research article published in Journal of African Studies and Ethnographic Researchen_US
dc.description.abstractThis paperfocuses on popular songs that were performed on the Kenya’s mega historical period of 2007/2008. The country experienced socio-political conflict precipitated on the winner of the Presidential race, hence the ethnic cleansing. New Historicism arrives at adeeper insight into the context of the songs. It is interested in the reconstruction of the actual relations among people at a particular time. The presidential aspirants named in the chaos, remain historical personages in Kenya. This discussion reveals the interaction between poetics and political history. The discussed poets immersed themselves in the real historical phenomena positioning themselves as spokespersons on the upheavals. The chapter is based on song-texts selected from Gikuyu artists who engaged the audience on the events.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNdege, S., Mwai, W., & Mbugua, W. (2019). The Language of Kikuyu Popular Artists as “Community Spokespersons” On Ethnic Cleansing in Kenya. Journal of African Studies and Ethnographic Research, 1(1), 5-19. Retrieved from https://royalliteglobal.com/african-studies/article/view/47en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://royalliteglobal.com/african-studies/article/view/47/31
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/20989
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoyallite Globalen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectKikuyu Popular Artistsen_US
dc.subjectpopular songsen_US
dc.titleThe Language of Kikuyu Popular Artists as “Community Spokespersons” On Ethnic Cleansing in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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