A critical interpretation of essential Kiganda royal court songs that examines how the meanings of their lyrics operate in dialogue with contemporary national politics in Uganda. Lyric interpretation, which Damascus Kafumbe defines as a process of creative renewal that infuses vitality into songs, enables interpreters and analysts to derive a collection of meanings rather than hold onto a single narrative. As he and his research collaborators demonstrate throughout Interpreting Court Song in Uganda: Musical Meaning, Power Relations, and Political Life, the process extends the life of a...