English: God Bless Africa | |
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National anthem of Tanzania | |
Also known as | Mungu ibariki Tanzania (English: God Bless Tanzania) |
Lyrics | Collectively |
Music | Enoch Sontonga, 1897 |
Adopted | 1961 |
Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (one verse) |
Music of Tanzania | ||||
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Nationalistic and patriotic songs | ||||
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Regional music | ||||
"Mungu ibariki Afrika" (English: "God bless Africa") is the national anthem of Tanzania. It is a Swahili language version of Enoch Sontonga's popular hymn "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika".[1]