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Mugithi perfomance as a form of social cohesion among the Agikuyu of Kenya.

dc.contributor.advisorOpondo, Patricia Achieng.
dc.contributor.authorNjenga, Maureen Charity Muthoni.
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-26T10:57:35Z
dc.date.available2013-08-26T10:57:35Z
dc.date.created2010
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionThesis (M.Mus.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2010.en
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/9502
dc.language.isoen_ZAen
dc.subjectMusic--Kenya.en
dc.subjectKikuyu (African people)--Music.en
dc.subjectGuitar--Kenya.en
dc.subjectMusic--Perfomance--Kenya.en
dc.subjectTheses--Music.en
dc.titleMugithi perfomance as a form of social cohesion among the Agikuyu of Kenya.en
dc.typeThesisen

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