Introduction

It is inaccurate to speak about today’s music without recalling its former role: a refuge that soothed morals. Between expression, emotion, and positive transformation, singing once healed wounded souls, brought smiles, and united people. To be a musician meant being a true artist; a creator of works capable of promoting culture and social cohesion, and of showcasing their talent. Music was also a powerful tool for intergenerational transmission, a vehicle for collective identity, and a form of resistance against oppression. However, does departing from all these values and reducing music to mere entertainment not signal its decline? Or further still, can indulging in entertainment music that disregards decency not contribute to the spiritual or moral death of its listeners?

Music Is Slowly Dying

It is well known that no country can survive without music. As long as it has brought people together, music has never ceased to exist. In confronting the challenges of the world, many musician-artists have used their voices to provide solutions in various areas slavery, colonization, governance, love, health, alcohol, and more through different musical genres (such as Bikutsi, Jazz, Reggae, etc.). In those contexts, music was seen as a tool for liberation and therapy, a means of transmitting messages. But today, that joy has faded. Making music now often means being willing to do anything for fame: a mix of obscenity (sex, drugs, moral corruption, greed) and disaster (insults, verbal abuse). This leads us to believe that this precious art is losing its core values. The current music industry, dominated by the pursuit of buzz and quick profit, often sidelines committed artists and works of high cultural or educational value.

Music That Implicitly Causes Death

Listening to music once healed the soul. But indulging in careless or esoteric music can now lead listeners into psychological or emotional crises—mental manipulation or even indoctrination. Indeed, repeatedly listening to certain artists’ albums can shake, transport, and ultimately abandon a person. In this sense, “to die” is to disconnect from one’s own goals and instead latch onto the fantasies of a star. And if that star embodies non-conformity through their behavior or the messages conveyed in their music, they can influence the everyday lives of their fans. It becomes a form of music that kills the spirit by trapping it in a surreal environment that can lead to madness.

Conclusion

To avoid viewing music as a tormentor or a catalyst of moral decay, it must once again conform to ethical standards. Being a musician must be a moral stand—a duty to guide, raise awareness, educate, and inspire. To fulfill this role, one should enroll in a music school. That way, your music as an artist will neither die nor cause harm to your listeners. Enough with street music!