Enoch Mankayi Sontonga (ca. 1873 - 18 April 1905) was the composer of Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (God Bless Africa), which has been part of the South African national anthem since 1994. It was also the official African National Congress (ANC) anthem since 1925 and is still the national anthem of Tanzania and Zambia. It was also sung in Zimbabwe and Namibia for many years. Sontonga, a Xhosa, was born in the city of Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape.
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- Enoch Mankayi Sontonga war ein südafrikanischer Missionslehrer und ist der Komponist des politischen Liedes Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika, das ein maßgeblicher Bestandteil von der heutigen seit 1996 gültigen Nationalhymne Südafrikas geworden ist.
- Enoch Mankayi Sontonga (ca. 1873 - 18 April 1905) was the composer of Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (God Bless Africa), which has been part of the South African national anthem since 1994. It was also the official African National Congress (ANC) anthem since 1925 and is still the national anthem of Tanzania and Zambia. It was also sung in Zimbabwe and Namibia for many years. Sontonga, a Xhosa, was born in the city of Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape. He trained as a teacher at the Lovedale Institution and subsequently attended the Methodist Mission school in Nancefield, near Johannesburg. He was also a choirmaster and a photographer. The first verse and chorus of Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika was composed in 1897 using the tune 'Aberystwyth' originally composed by Joseph Parry in 1879. It was first sung in public in 1899 at the ordination of Reverend Boweni, a Methodist minister. Later the Xhosa poet Samuel Mqhayi wrote a further seven verses. The song was sung throughout South Africa by several choirs and it quickly became popular. On 8 January 1912, at the first meeting of the South African Native National Congress (the forerunner of the African National Congress), it was sung after the closing prayer. The ANC adopted it as its official closing anthem in 1925. For many years the site of the grave of Sontonga was unknown, but it was finally located in the "Native Christian" section of the Braamfontein cemetery in the early 1990s; one of the reasons why his grave could not be found is that it was listed under "Enoch" and not "Sontonga". On 24 September 1996, the grave of Sontonga was declared a national monument and a memorial on the site was unveiled by President Nelson Mandela. At the same ceremony the South African Order of Meritorious Service (Gold) was bestowed on Enoch Sontonga posthumously. He was voted 65th in the Top 100 Great South Africans in 2004.
- Enoch Mankayi Sontonga fue un escritor y misionero sudafricano xhosa compositor de Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (Dios bendiga África), parte del himno de Sudáfrica desde 1994, himno del African National Congress (ANC) desde 1925 y de Tanzania ay Zambia. También se cantó en Zimbabwe y Namibia durante muchos años. Fue además director de coro y fotógrafo. Estudió magisterio en la Lovedale Institution and subsequently y asistió a una escuela metodista misionera.
- Enoch Mankayi Sontonga oli eteläafrikkalainen opettaja, maallikkosaarnaaja ja lauluntekijä, joka sävelsi nykyisen Etelä-Afrikan kansallislaulun osana olevan virren Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (suom. Jumala siunaa Afrikkaa). Sontonga kuului xhosa-heimon Mpinga-klaaniin. Arvellaan, että hän sai opettajakoulutuksen Lovedale-instituutissa ja että hänet lähetettiin myöhemmin metodistien lähetyskouluun Nancefieldiin Johannesburgin lähelle. Hän oli naimisissa Diana Mgqibisan kanssa, joka oli Etelä-Afrikan metodistikirkon merkittävän pastorin tytär. Sontonga kirjoitti Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrikan ensimmäisen säkeistön sanat vuonna 1897 ja myöhemmin samana vuonna sävelsi siihen melodian koulunsa kuoroa varten. Laulu esitettiin ensi kerran julkisesti metodistipappi Bowenin papiksivihkimisessä. 8. tammikuuta 1912 laulu esitettiin ANC:n edeltäjän, South African Native National Congressin, perustavan kokouksen päätösrukouksena. Sontonga kuoli vain 32-vuotiaana 18. huhtikuuta 1905 ja hänen hautansa paikka unohtui. Vuonna 1994 Etelä-Afrikan kansallisten muistomerkkien lautakunta sai tietää, että hänet olisi mahdollisesti haudattu Johannesburgin Braamfonteinin hautausmaalle ja halusi paikantaa sen julistaakseen paikan kansalliseksi monumentiksi. Vaikeuksien jälkeen hauta saatiin paikannettua, ja 24. syyskuuta 1996 presidentti Mandela vihki paikalle pystytetyn muistomerkin ja Sontongalle myönnettiin Order of Meritorious Service -kunniamerkki.
- Sotonga nacque a Uitenhage, nella Provincia del Capo Orientale, da una famiglia di etnia xhosa. Studiò per diventare maestro prima alla Lovedale Institution e poi presso la scuola metodista di Nancefield, vicino a Johannesburg. In seguito intraprese la professione di maestro, ma fu anche direttore di coro e fotografo. Per molto tempo si è ignorato dove Sontonga fosse sepolto; nei primi anni novanta la sua tomba è stata identificata nel cimitero di Braamfontein. La tomba di Sontonga è stata dichiarata monumento nazionale del Sudafrica il 24 settembre 1996, con una cerimonia presieduta dal presidente Nelson Mandela, che in quella circostanza assegnò a Sontonga il riconoscimento del South African Order of Meritorious Service ("Ordine sudafricano del servizio meritevole").
- Enoch Mankayi Sontonga (ur. 1873, zm. 1905) - południowoafrykański nauczyciel, twórca pieśni Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika. Wywodził się z ludu Xhosa. Urodził się w Uitenhage w Prowincji Przylądkowej Wschodniej. Ukończył Lovedale Institution, następnie pracował w założonej przez metodystów szkole misyjnej nieopodal Johannesburga. W 1897, z myślą o swoich uczniach, napisał pierwszą zwrotkę Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (później skomponował też do niego muzykę). W 1912 pieśń tą odśpiewano podczas obrad Pierwszego Narodowego Kongresu Tubylców Południowej Afryki. W 1994 została ona hymnem RPA (obok Die Stem van Suid Afrika). Sontonga został pochowany w Johannesburgu.
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- Enoch Mankayi Sontonga war ein südafrikanischer Missionslehrer und ist der Komponist des politischen Liedes Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika, das ein maßgeblicher Bestandteil von der heutigen seit 1996 gültigen Nationalhymne Südafrikas geworden ist.
- Enoch Mankayi Sontonga (ca. 1873 - 18 April 1905) was the composer of Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (God Bless Africa), which has been part of the South African national anthem since 1994. It was also the official African National Congress (ANC) anthem since 1925 and is still the national anthem of Tanzania and Zambia. It was also sung in Zimbabwe and Namibia for many years. Sontonga, a Xhosa, was born in the city of Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape.
- Enoch Mankayi Sontonga fue un escritor y misionero sudafricano xhosa compositor de Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (Dios bendiga África), parte del himno de Sudáfrica desde 1994, himno del African National Congress (ANC) desde 1925 y de Tanzania ay Zambia. También se cantó en Zimbabwe y Namibia durante muchos años. Fue además director de coro y fotógrafo. Estudió magisterio en la Lovedale Institution and subsequently y asistió a una escuela metodista misionera.
- Enoch Mankayi Sontonga oli eteläafrikkalainen opettaja, maallikkosaarnaaja ja lauluntekijä, joka sävelsi nykyisen Etelä-Afrikan kansallislaulun osana olevan virren Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (suom. Jumala siunaa Afrikkaa). Sontonga kuului xhosa-heimon Mpinga-klaaniin. Arvellaan, että hän sai opettajakoulutuksen Lovedale-instituutissa ja että hänet lähetettiin myöhemmin metodistien lähetyskouluun Nancefieldiin Johannesburgin lähelle.
- Sotonga nacque a Uitenhage, nella Provincia del Capo Orientale, da una famiglia di etnia xhosa. Studiò per diventare maestro prima alla Lovedale Institution e poi presso la scuola metodista di Nancefield, vicino a Johannesburg. In seguito intraprese la professione di maestro, ma fu anche direttore di coro e fotografo. Per molto tempo si è ignorato dove Sontonga fosse sepolto; nei primi anni novanta la sua tomba è stata identificata nel cimitero di Braamfontein.
- Enoch Mankayi Sontonga (ur. 1873, zm. 1905) - południowoafrykański nauczyciel, twórca pieśni Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika. Wywodził się z ludu Xhosa. Urodził się w Uitenhage w Prowincji Przylądkowej Wschodniej. Ukończył Lovedale Institution, następnie pracował w założonej przez metodystów szkole misyjnej nieopodal Johannesburga. W 1897, z myślą o swoich uczniach, napisał pierwszą zwrotkę Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (później skomponował też do niego muzykę).
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