What is Protest Music

Over the decades, music and songs have been used to highlight the ills in various societies. Nonetheless, disparities sometimes exist between musicians' intensions and how their music is received. Thus, it is possible for people to listen to the melodies of songs without comprehending the socio-political messages embedded in the lyrics. This observation underscores the importance of this chapter, which examined the Nigerian youths' response to the messages in the lyrics of songs released by two Nigerian musicians, Eedris Abdulkareem (Jaga Jaga) and Techno (Rara). This study surveyed youths in the South-South region of Nigeria. Focus group discussions of the same population were also held. The findings primarily show that the youths were highly aware of the socio-political messages in the songs.