 The Madando Rhetoric: Musical Critiques of Electoral Management in MalawiKen Junior Lipenga Journal of Southern African Studies, 2021, vol. 47, issue 6, 935-950 Abstract: ‘Madando’ is a term that anyone who voted in the 2019 tripartite elections in Malawi should be familiar with, mainly due to the one person who has since become associated with the use of the term. It is a term that calls to mind the mismanagement of the elections and the subsequent successful challenge mounted by opposition parties. Crucially, songs on the fraudulent elections have been produced in the country, offering rich creative critiques of the election process. The current article explores how, ever since the 2019 elections, a specific individual, Dr Jane Ansah, has been used to personify the mismanagement of the elections, and how this has been reflected in musical productions. The central position of the article is that the music acts as a fresh form of expressing political discontent, complementing other existing forms of protest and voicing criticism of this individual. The article traces three trajectories of criticism reflected in the music, based on gender, religious faith and patriotism. Date: 2021 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:cjssxx:v:47:y:2021:i:6:p:935-950 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/03057070.2021.1987829 Access Statistics for this article Journal of Southern African Studies is currently edited by Ralph Smith More articles in Journal of Southern African Studies from Taylor & Francis Journals |
Is your work missing from RePEc? Here is how to contribute.
Questions or problems? Check the EconPapers FAQ or send mail to .
EconPapers is hosted by the
School of Business at Örebro University.