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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
The tune is taken from the hymn Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (God Bless Africa), which was composed by a South African, Enoch Sontonga, in 1897. The lyrics were composed after Zambian independence to specifically reflect Zambia, as opposed to Sontonga's lyrics which refer to Africa as a whole. | "'''Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free'''" is the national anthem of [[Zambia]]. The tune is taken from the hymn ''{{lang|xh|[[Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika]]}}'' (God Bless Africa), which was composed by a [[South African]], [[Enoch Sontonga]], in 1897. The lyrics were composed after Zambian independence to specifically reflect Zambia, as opposed to Sontonga's lyrics which refer to Africa as a whole. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
''Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika'' started to become popular in South Africa in 1923 as a Christian hymn. Its popularity spread around Africa through churches and the tune became associated with [[African nationalism]] movements. Following the passing of the [[Zambia Independence Act 1964]] in the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] enacting Zambia's independence from the United Kingdom, Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika was adopted as the national anthem of Zambia,<ref name=zam>{{cite web|url=http://www.zambezitraveller.com/livingstone/history/zambia%E2%80%99s-national-anthem-history |title=Zambia's national anthem: a history |publisher=Zambezi Traveller |date=2013-06-26 |accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref> replacing [[God Save the Queen]], the anthem of [[Northern Rhodesia]]. Shortly afterwards, it was decided that new words set to the tune of ''Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika'' would be needed for Zambia's national anthem. A national competition was held for the new words. However, none of the entries were deemed good enough to be used in full for the anthem. As a result, six of the entries were merged to create "Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free" and the entrants selected were awarded prizes. The authors credited for the composition were G Ellis, E.S. Musonda, J.M.S. Lichilana, I Lowe, J Sajiwandani and R.J. Seal.<ref name=zam /> | ''Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika'' started to become popular in South Africa in 1923 as a Christian hymn. Its popularity spread around Africa through churches and the tune became associated with [[African nationalism]] movements. Following the passing of the [[Zambia Independence Act 1964]] in the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] enacting Zambia's independence from the United Kingdom, Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika was adopted as the national anthem of Zambia,<ref name=zam>{{cite web|url=http://www.zambezitraveller.com/livingstone/history/zambia%E2%80%99s-national-anthem-history |title=Zambia's national anthem: a history |publisher=Zambezi Traveller |date=2013-06-26 |accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref> replacing [[God Save the Queen]], the anthem of [[Northern Rhodesia]]. Shortly afterwards, it was decided that new words set to the tune of ''Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika'' would be needed for Zambia's national anthem. A national competition was held for the new words. However, none of the entries were deemed good enough to be used in full for the anthem. As a result, six of the entries were merged to create "Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free" and the entrants selected were awarded prizes. The authors credited for the composition were G Ellis, E.S. Musonda, J.M.S. Lichilana, I Lowe, J Sajiwandani and R.J. Seal.<ref name=zam /> | ||
