Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika
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Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika is a renowned African hymn that became a powerful pan-African liberation song and now forms part of several Southern African national anthems.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian hymn
ⓘ
national anthem component ⓘ pan-African liberation song ⓘ religious song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African National Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anti-apartheid movement NERFINISHED ⓘ pan-Africanism ⓘ |
| composer | Enoch Sontonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of African unity
ⓘ
symbol of resistance to apartheid ⓘ |
| firstKnownUse | Methodist mission school in South Africa ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1897 ⓘ |
| genre |
hymn
ⓘ
patriotic song ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Sesotho verse
ⓘ
Xhosa verse ⓘ Zulu verse ⓘ |
| ideology |
African nationalism
ⓘ
pan-African solidarity ⓘ |
| influenced | African liberation music ⓘ |
| language |
Sesotho
ⓘ
Shona NERFINISHED ⓘ Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ Xhosa ⓘ Zulu ⓘ |
| lyricist | Enoch Sontonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| melodicStyle | European hymnody influenced ⓘ |
| notableRecordingArtist |
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miriam Makeba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Xhosa ⓘ |
| partOf |
national anthem of Namibia (historically in liberation context)
ⓘ
national anthem of South Africa ⓘ |
| performedAt |
anti-apartheid demonstrations
ⓘ
political rallies in South Africa ⓘ state ceremonies in South Africa ⓘ state ceremonies in Tanzania ⓘ state ceremonies in Zambia ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theme |
blessing of Africa
ⓘ
freedom ⓘ unity of African people ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | God Bless Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
national anthem of Tanzania
ⓘ
national anthem of Zambia ⓘ national anthem of Zimbabwe (former Rhodesia/Zimbabwe Rhodesia period adaptations) ⓘ |
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