Enoch Sontonga

Enoch Mankayi Sontonga was a South African composer celebrated for crafting the Xhosa hymn Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (God Bless Africa). This composition, created in 1897, is now an integral part of South Africa's national anthem. Sontonga's hymn became a symbol of resistance during apartheid and held significant cultural importance. His legacy endures through its adoption as an anthem by political movements and nations, and his contribution to South African heritage was acknowledged with a national monument declaration and posthumous honors.

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  5 African states adopted the liberation song by Enoch Sontonga as the national anthem

  Nkosi Sikelel 'iAfrika has been the most frequently sung tune throughout the African continent for over a hundred years...