Music has always been a powerful mean of leisure, but it represents also a tool for sensitization and raising awareness. Since its accession to independence in 1960, Ivory Coast has adopted a national anthem called ‘‘Abidjanaise’’, wich, from of its orchestration, is sung by seven voices. The text itself deals with citizen values essential to the development of this young nation. Therefore, music is a vehicle for promoting values useful for the construction of a country. In the Ivorian context, music has evolved with the history of the country. Over time, however, we realize that the majority of urban musical productions are devoid of ethics and civic values. This work attempts to shed light on the issue through a mixed approach that takes into account the main actors in the musical field. The study shows that the marginalization of civic values in the contemporary Ivorian musical field is mainly due to the quest for easy living, fear of political reprisals and the race for money.