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South African opera singer Sinesipho Mnyango has been praised for her flawless performance of the Italian national anthem at ...
Toto’s “Africa” climbs to No. 142 on the Billboard Global 200, marking a new career high as the classic track remains a ...
As the Springboks head towards their first Test of the year, it has been confirmed who will sing the national anthem at ...
Dame Prue Leith has revealed that her favourite song of all time is Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika, a hymn that was banned under South Africa’s apartheid regime due to its association with the African ...
Sheet music for the Israeli national anthem “Hatikvah,” which translates to “The Hope,” is in the book.
The Black national anthem wasn’t the only part of this year’s Super Bowl to spur culture wars on social media. Right-wingers were similarly outraged by Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show, which ...
What is the Black national anthem and why is it important? "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" was originally written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson, but his brother J. Rosamond, turned it into music.
Vintage engraving of Rouget de Lisle sings la Marseillaise for the first time. Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (10 May 1760 – 26 June 1836), was a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars.
It's one of the country's best-loved songs – but the US national anthem, recently performed by The Chicks at the Democratic National Convention, has an unexpectedly colourful past.
At the time, the then-British colony’s anthem was “God Save the King,” and it wasn’t until 1940 that the government purchased the rights to Bracken’s lyrics and Woods’s music.
WATCH: SA left in tears after phenomenal national anthem rendition Williams allegedly quit music, sold her family home, and became an office receptionist. "I am so happy with what I am doing.