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Three countries, three artists, one big anthem

Rwanda’s musical powerhouse, Itahiwacu Bruce aka Bruce Melodie, has linked up with Tanzanian Bongo star Diamond Platnumz and Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Joel Brown to drop Pom Pom. Released via 1:55 ...
The Citizen

Anlia Etzebeth to lead national anthem at landmark Durban July

The 130th edition of the Hollywoodbets Durban July will kick off in style with singer Anlia Etzebeth confirmed to perform the ...
ONE

African artists ‘Stand Together’ in new African anthem during COVID

The ONE Campaign and 10 major African artists have come together to release a music track calling for the world to join in solidarity to fight COVID-19. In partnership with the Nelson Mandela ...
The Nation Newspaper

Seven African countries that have changed national anthems

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, signed the National Anthem Bill 2024, which replaced the old national anthem, “Arise, O Compatriots” with “Nigeria, We Hail Thee”. The outgoing anthem ...
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Meet Richard Khadambi, EA anthem composer who almost did not make the song

You must have heard it by now, the East African anthem. A solemn upbeat tune that plays right after the National Anthem in public events. The younger generation, specifically school-going children ...
WRAL

African-Americans and the Strains of the National Anthem

Many of us who were born black in the 1950s abandoned reverence toward the national anthem once we were old enough to grasp what the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. meant when he said that the country ...
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7 African countries that have changed their national anthems

When a country changes its national anthem, the aim is to encourage and promote a sense of unity, independence, and national pride. While Nigerians are divided on the controversial subject, it is ...