The mass media function as the record keeping of a society, documenting its history for generations to come. Researchers have argued that African musicians are journalists and their creative works are enough as media content. Having reflected on the extent of the influence of their works, I have come to the conclusion that musicians also perform all the media functions highlighted by Harold Lasswell and Charles Wright – Surveillance, Correlation, Cultural Transmission, and Entertainment, not leaving out the Social Responsibility function of the media. This reality comes to bear as…
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