Ernest Patrick Monte
Biographic Data
| ID | 1267476 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ernest Patrick Monte |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ernest Patrick |
| FAMILY NAME | Monte |
| SIGNATURE | MONTE E P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kabarak University |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-8191-2464 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Kenya Music Festival and the revival of Kenyan indigenous music
Reading Praise, Protest, and Subversion in Thomas Wasonga's Tawala Kenya Tawala
Throughout Kenya's history, patriotic music has created and fostered community, and continues to sensitise people's needs, hopes, aspirations, and fears. Patriotic music is often evident and popular, especially during national day celebrations. The Permanent Presidential Music Commission (PPMC), established in 1988 under the then government of President Daniel arap Moi, is the body responsible for selecting and presenting music for entertaining t…
Representations of land in Kenyan song
Historically, land has been central in political debate and identity formation in Kenya. From the different communities’ myths of origin to the colonial occupation and especially in the liberation struggle and beyond, land has been central to the writing of Kenya’s histories. This article explores two key perspectives on land as presented in music performance: the pre-independence claim to the idea of land as ‘a God-given right’ and as synonymous…
Romancing the nation, effacing history: Reading Kenya through patriotic choral music
This article looks at music as one of the channels used by oppressive regimes to persuade the public to pledge loyalty to the nation and government of the day while at the same time blinding citizens from acknowledging the social, economic and political realities on the ground. Music composed, performed and accompanied by dance and visual images, and subsequently broadcast through different media channels, can be effective in achieving this missi…
Romancing the nation, effacing history: Reading Kenya through patriotic choral music
This article looks at music as one of the channels used by oppressive regimes to persuade the public to pledge loyalty to the nation and government of the day while at the same time blinding citizens from acknowledging the social, economic and political realities on the ground. Music composed, performed and accompanied by dance and visual images, and subsequently broadcast through different media channels, can be effective in achieving this missi…
Romancing the nation, effacing history: Reading Kenya through patriotic choral music
This article looks at music as one of the channels used by oppressive regimes to persuade the public to pledge loyalty to the nation and government of the day while at the same time blinding citizens from acknowledging the social, economic and political realities on the ground. Music composed, performed and accompanied by dance and visual images, and subsequently broadcast through different media channels, can be effective in achieving this missi…
Representations of land in Kenyan song
Historically, land has been central in political debate and identity formation in Kenya. From the different communities’ myths of origin to the colonial occupation and especially in the liberation struggle and beyond, land has been central to the writing of Kenya’s histories. This article explores two key perspectives on land as presented in music performance: the pre-independence claim to the idea of land as ‘a God-given right’ and as synonymous…
Reading Praise, Protest, and Subversion in Thomas Wasonga's Tawala Kenya Tawala
Throughout Kenya's history, patriotic music has created and fostered community, and continues to sensitise people's needs, hopes, aspirations, and fears. Patriotic music is often evident and popular, especially during national day celebrations. The Permanent Presidential Music Commission (PPMC), established in 1988 under the then government of President Daniel arap Moi, is the body responsible for selecting and presenting music for entertaining t…
The Kenya Music Festival and the revival of Kenyan indigenous music
Music History and Culture (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Diverse Musicological Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Kenya (2 works) · Literature (2 works)