Written By A Scholar And Activist In The Centre Of The Current Public Policy Debate In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo, 'necessary Noise' Presents A Compelling View On The Uneasy Balance Of Accomplishing Change Through Art Against The Unsteady Background Of Civil War. Art On The Frontline -- Re-membering Congo -- Peacemongers --jazz Mamas -- Epilogue. Chérie Rivers Ndaliko. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.