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Njenga, Maureen Charity Muthoni : Mũgithi Perfomance as a Form of Social Cohesion among the Agĩkũyũ of Kenya. M.M. University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban), 2010. ix & 140 p.

CONTENTS

Declaration ii
Acknowledgements iii
Table of Contents iv
List of Illustrations vi
Abstract of Dissertation ix

Chapter One
Introduction 1
1.1 The Agĩkũyũ People 3
1.2 Research Problems and Objectives 8
1.3 Literature Review 9
    1.3.1 The Mwomboko Dance 10
    1.3.2 Mwomboko within Mũgithi 13
1.4 Principal theories in which this study is based upon 14
1.5 Research Methodology and Methods 15
1.6 Summary abstract of the rest of the chapters 20
1.7 Glossary of Terms 22

Chapter Two
History of Mwomboko, Gĩcandĩ and Irua 23
2.1 Irua Music 24
2.2 Gĩcandĩ Music 27
2.3 Mwomboko Music 29
2.4 Conclusion 32

Chapter Three
The Birth of the 1990s Mũgithi Concept
Through its Performers 34
3.1 The Birth and Development of Mũgithi Music (1970s-1980s) 35
    3.1.1 Joseph Kamaru 37
3.2 The Birth and Develoment of the Mũgithi Performance 
      (1990s- 2009) 39
    3.2.1 Mike Rua 43
    3.2.2 Salim ‘Junior’ 46
    3.2.3 Salim ‘Mighty’ 49

Chapter Four
Mũgithi Music and the Establishment of Style 53
4.1 Mũgithi through the Singer-cum-guitarist and 
      Drummer Performance Concept 54
4.2 Mũgithi’s use of Popular Music 57
4.3 Mwomboko Section 58
    4.3.1 Gĩcandĩ Lyrics 59
    4.3.2 Voice and Guitar Relationship 63
    4.3.3 lrua Lyrics 72
4.4 Gospel Music 73
4.5 Conclusion 73

Chapter Five
 Social Cohesion through Performance 75
5.1 Mwomboko Music and Social Cohesion 76
    5.1.1 Mboco Ĩrĩ Mbuca 76
    5.1.2 Cheni Ni Cheni 79
    5.1.3 Twathiaga Tukenete 80
    5.1.4 Kibata Kia Matuko Maya 83
    5.1.5 Ngahikania Nenda 84
5.2 Conclusion 85

Bibliography 92

Appendix I
Transcriptions 96
Appendix II
Film- Paper Edit 139