This research investigated what the musical characteristics of mwomboko music were, what
its social characteristics were in terms of performers, listening, venues and class relations to
what extent this music functioned as a means of engendering feelings of personal
empowerment under conditions of social exclusion and how this music functioned as a
catalyst for social cohesion. This study is necessary for it may contribute to the further study
of the mugithi one-man guitar performance.
I worked with the theoretical approach that music can create or maintain social cohesion. I
also looked a how it can contribute to group solidarity and so increase the effectiveness of
collective action. I am worked with the theory of social cohesion through music which works
with the idea that music can be used as an avenue to create a sense of belonging to a group or
community. Through the affirmation of the society's identity music also ended up affirming
the individual 's identity.
While this study specifically focused on mwomboko music within mugithi performance style
there were factors that had and continued to influence this type of music's performance and
growth. This study shall try to investigate ways in which the development in Kenya
influenced music's role in social identity, why music is used as a channel for social cohesion
and the issues that bring up ethnic identity within multicultural urban setting. / Thesis (M.Mus.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2010.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/9502 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Njenga, Maureen Charity Muthoni. |
| Contributors | Opondo, Patricia Achieng. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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