Munyaradzi Nyakudya is Senior Lecturer in the History Heritage and Knowledge Systems Department of the University of Zimbabwe.Bridget Chinouriri is Senior Lecturer in the Creative Media and Communication Department of the University of Zimbabwe.Pauline Mateveke is Senior Lecturer in the Languages Literature and Culture Department of the University of Zimbabwe.Ezra Chitando is Professor of Religious Studies in the Philosophy Religion and Ethics Department of the University of Zimbabwe.

• Chapter 1: Culture, Language, Human Rights and Politics in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music.- Part I: “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made”: Mtukudzi and African Cultural Pride.- Chapter 2: “Dada Nerudzi Rwako”: Championing African Identities in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music.- Chapter 3: Tuku Music as a Site of Cultural Embodiment.- Chapter 4: Exploring the Nhaka Concept in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music.- Part II: “Language as Identity”: Mtukudzi and the Language Question in Africa.- Chapter 5: A Stylistic Analysis of ‘Neria,’ a Song by Oliver Mtukudzi.- Chapter 6: A Semantic Analysis of Metaphors Found in Selected Lyrics of Oliver Mtukudzi’s Songs.- Chapter 7: An Exploration of Metaphoric Images in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Songs on HIV/AIDS.- Chapter 8: A Stylistic Study of Figurative Language in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Selected Songs.- Chapter 9: The ‘I’ in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music: Autobiographical Memory and the Fragmented Self in Selected Songs.- Chapter 10: “Pakare Paye”: Music as Media for Communicating Values in the Family Governance System—The Case of Oliver Mtukudzi’s Songs.- Part III: Mtukudzi as a Human Rights Defender and “Theologian”.- Chapter 11: Championing Marital Harmony Through Music: An Examination of Four Selected Songs by Oliver Mtukudzi.- Chapter 12: Music and Human Rights in Zimbabwe: An Analysis of Oliver Mtukudzi’s Messages.- Chapter 13: Oliver Mtukudzi’s Theology: A Literary Analysis of Selected Gospel Songs.- Part IV: “Walking the Tightrope”: Playing Politics with Politics in a Challenging Environment.- Chapter 14: The Corpse as Political Capital: Oliver Mtukudzi’s Funeral and Political Contestation in Post-colonial Zimbabwe.- Chapter 15: Music and Politics in Mashava: An Analysis of Selected Songs by the Late Oliver Mtukudzi.- Chapter 16: Stance Accounts of Political and Religious Identities in ‘Tuku’ MusicTuku’ Music.

Munyaradzi Nyakudya is Senior Lecturer in the History Heritage and Knowledge Systems Department of the University of Zimbabwe.Bridget Chinouriri is Senior Lecturer in the Creative Media and Communication Department of the University of Zimbabwe.Pauline Mateveke is Senior Lecturer in the Languages Literature and Culture Department of the University of Zimbabwe.Ezra Chitando is Professor of Religious Studies in the Philosophy Religion and Ethics Department of the University of Zimbabwe.

• Chapter 1: Culture, Language, Human Rights and Politics in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music.- Part I: “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made”: Mtukudzi and African Cultural Pride.- Chapter 2: “Dada Nerudzi Rwako”: Championing African Identities in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music.- Chapter 3: Tuku Music as a Site of Cultural Embodiment.- Chapter 4: Exploring the Nhaka Concept in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music.- Part II: “Language as Identity”: Mtukudzi and the Language Question in Africa.- Chapter 5: A Stylistic Analysis of ‘Neria,’ a Song by Oliver Mtukudzi.- Chapter 6: A Semantic Analysis of Metaphors Found in Selected Lyrics of Oliver Mtukudzi’s Songs.- Chapter 7: An Exploration of Metaphoric Images in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Songs on HIV/AIDS.- Chapter 8: A Stylistic Study of Figurative Language in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Selected Songs.- Chapter 9: The ‘I’ in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music: Autobiographical Memory and the Fragmented Self in Selected Songs.- Chapter 10: “Pakare Paye”: Music as Media for Communicating Values in the Family Governance System—The Case of Oliver Mtukudzi’s Songs.- Part III: Mtukudzi as a Human Rights Defender and “Theologian”.- Chapter 11: Championing Marital Harmony Through Music: An Examination of Four Selected Songs by Oliver Mtukudzi.- Chapter 12: Music and Human Rights in Zimbabwe: An Analysis of Oliver Mtukudzi’s Messages.- Chapter 13: Oliver Mtukudzi’s Theology: A Literary Analysis of Selected Gospel Songs.- Part IV: “Walking the Tightrope”: Playing Politics with Politics in a Challenging Environment.- Chapter 14: The Corpse as Political Capital: Oliver Mtukudzi’s Funeral and Political Contestation in Post-colonial Zimbabwe.- Chapter 15: Music and Politics in Mashava: An Analysis of Selected Songs by the Late Oliver Mtukudzi.- Chapter 16: Stance Accounts of Political and Religious Identities in ‘Tuku’ MusicTuku’ Music.

Munyaradzi Nyakudya is Senior Lecturer in the History Heritage and Knowledge Systems Department of the University of Zimbabwe.Bridget Chinouriri is Senior Lecturer in the Creative Media and Communication Department of the University of Zimbabwe.Pauline Mateveke is Senior Lecturer in the Languages Literature and Culture Department of the University of Zimbabwe.Ezra Chitando is Professor of Religious Studies in the Philosophy Religion and Ethics Department of the University of Zimbabwe.

• Chapter 1: Culture, Language, Human Rights and Politics in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music.- Part I: “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made”: Mtukudzi and African Cultural Pride.- Chapter 2: “Dada Nerudzi Rwako”: Championing African Identities in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music.- Chapter 3: Tuku Music as a Site of Cultural Embodiment.- Chapter 4: Exploring the Nhaka Concept in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music.- Part II: “Language as Identity”: Mtukudzi and the Language Question in Africa.- Chapter 5: A Stylistic Analysis of ‘Neria,’ a Song by Oliver Mtukudzi.- Chapter 6: A Semantic Analysis of Metaphors Found in Selected Lyrics of Oliver Mtukudzi’s Songs.- Chapter 7: An Exploration of Metaphoric Images in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Songs on HIV/AIDS.- Chapter 8: A Stylistic Study of Figurative Language in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Selected Songs.- Chapter 9: The ‘I’ in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music: Autobiographical Memory and the Fragmented Self in Selected Songs.- Chapter 10: “Pakare Paye”: Music as Media for Communicating Values in the Family Governance System—The Case of Oliver Mtukudzi’s Songs.- Part III: Mtukudzi as a Human Rights Defender and “Theologian”.- Chapter 11: Championing Marital Harmony Through Music: An Examination of Four Selected Songs by Oliver Mtukudzi.- Chapter 12: Music and Human Rights in Zimbabwe: An Analysis of Oliver Mtukudzi’s Messages.- Chapter 13: Oliver Mtukudzi’s Theology: A Literary Analysis of Selected Gospel Songs.- Part IV: “Walking the Tightrope”: Playing Politics with Politics in a Challenging Environment.- Chapter 14: The Corpse as Political Capital: Oliver Mtukudzi’s Funeral and Political Contestation in Post-colonial Zimbabwe.- Chapter 15: Music and Politics in Mashava: An Analysis of Selected Songs by the Late Oliver Mtukudzi.- Chapter 16: Stance Accounts of Political and Religious Identities in ‘Tuku’ MusicTuku’ Music.