Abstract
Music in Malawi has been used to inform, communicate and educate. Thus, it has a central place in the shaping of attitudes as well as reflecting perceptions. From the early 2000s, a new genre of music commonly called ‘urban music’ started commanding a huge influence among Malawian youth. As of now, it is a celebrated genre with dedicated programmes, concerts that are full of people and celebrated producers. Much as the themes of urban music have been varying, key themes have come to be based on drugs and sex. Urban music has mostly glamorised the drugs and sex in its narratives. This Chapter aims to discuss how urban music fits in the narratives of drug addiction and sex addiction especially as it relates to young people. The Chapter will specifically discuss such narratives in the music of Mafo who is a ‘celebrated’ producer of urban music especially among young people.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Addiction in South and East Africa |
| Subtitle of host publication | interdisciplinary approaches |
| Editors | Yamikani Ndasauka, Grivas Muchineripi Kayange |
| Place of Publication | Cham |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 125-141 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030135935 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030135928 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 25 Aug 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Popular culture
- Urban music
- Malawi music
- Drug addiction
- Sex addiction
