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volume provide a rich collection of musical texts and careful interpretations of the contribution of musicians to political messaging. Music and Messaging in the African Political Arena should be required reading and studying for students of political communication. It is an outstanding work of scholarship rich in methodological and theoretical examples for all social scientists. It also provides a rich and extended journey into the music and musicians from all African regions. In the process, it demonstrates the enduring political messages in songs of praise and songs of protest that have always animated the political arena of the continent.