In the present paper, we aim at examining how the dynamic circumstances of the Abagusii community have influenced conception and deployment of symbols in oral texts emanating from the community. We specifically look at the nature and role of symbolism in what we recognise as contemporary texts of Gusii Oral literature: popular music. Specifically, we wish to examine what has become of the old representations in the face of new realities: have they fallen out of use and got discarded? Are they still in use, and with what impact or import? How have the old representations changed, if at all? Are they bearing the same old meanings that came from the traditional context or acquired new meanings and fresh usages inspired by the new realities? We are cognizant of the possibility that just as is true with societal issues, the content and structure of the traditional oral genres may have evolved too, shifting their boundaries and reinventing their mode of delivery and even reception. Yet we also know that the shift may not have been entirely drastic. In the present task, we draw our method from the theory of semiotics.