Noni, Dave. “The Politics of Silence: Music, Violence and Protest in Guinea”. Ethnomusicology, 58 (2014).1-29.

In this article, I consider the factors that lead musicians in Guinea to largely refrain from political critique and rarely express dissent. Representations in the popular and academic literature often emphasize music as a site for resistance, while young Guinean musicians speak of themselves as "warriors for peace." Their reactions to political violence in 2009, however, were muted and cautious. I argue that this stance stems from long-standing norms of silence and guardedness in Guinea, while musicians in the Guinean diaspora protest from a physical and cultural distance.

[Source: article abstract].

‍