Indigenous African Popular Music, Volume 2

Part I Indigenous African Popular Music, Democracy, Politics and Social Crusade.- 1 Extra-Mundane Communication in Ayinla Omowura's Music: Exploring Connections Between a Tool and an Agent.- 2 The Role of Politicians in Democratizing Musical Production in Northern Nigeria.- 3 Popular Music, Political Mobilisation and Grandstanding: An Analysis of Maskandi in Legitimisation of Jacob Zuma (2008-2018).- 4 Popular Music and the Concept of the Dissident in Post-Independence Zimbabwe.- 5 Indigenous African Popular Music, Democracy and Politics6 Music and Political Protests in Africa: Analysis of Selected Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's Songs in Nigeria.- 7 Singing Democracy and Politics in Post-Independence Zimbabwe: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Selfcensorship in Zimbabwean Indigenous Theological-Sungura Music.- 8 Indigenous African Artistes as Social Critics: A Study of Evangelist Bayo Adegboyega of Yoruba Extraction.- 9 State-Minded Praise Music Culture Through Electoral Nigeria.- 10 Beyond Mere Entertainment: Moral Reorientation in Ogundare Foyanmu's Ijala Song-Texts.- 11 Nigerian Indigenous Music as an Instrument of Social Crusade and Enlightenment: An Appraisal of Selected Albums of Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, Dauda Epo Akara and Odolaye Aremu.- Part II Indigenous African Popular Music and Environmental Health Communication.- 12 Yorùbá Indigenous Musical Jingles on COVID-19: A Content Appraisal.-13 Promotion of Food Sovereignty in Africa Through Yoruba's Indigenous Music.- 14 Mainstreaming Afro-hip-hop Music in Redressing the Spread of Infodemics on COVID-19.- Part III Indigenous African Popular Music and Gender Empowerment.- 15 Why Not Call a Spade a Spade? Unpacking Paul Matavire's Gender Philosophy.- 16 The Communicativeness of Select Nigerian Afro-hip-hop Lyrics and Sociological Perception of Women.- 17 Content and Reception of Eswatini's Indigenous and Popular Music on Women Empowerment .- Part IV Indigenous African Popular Music, African Youths and African Future.- 18

Abiodun Salawu is Professor of Journalism, Communication and Media Studies, and Director of Indigenous Language Media in Africa, at the North-West University, South Africa. His major areas of research include indigenous language media, development communication, critical studies and new media.

Israel A. Fadipe is postdoctoral fellow in Indigenous Language Media in Africa at the Faculty of Humanities, North-West University, South Africa. He specialises in communication, cultural and gender studies, and has published articles and chapters in both local and international journals.