For The Gambia Our Homeland

national anthem of the Gambia, written by Virginia Julia Howe and composed by Jeremy Frederic Howe , adopted after an international competition before independence in 1965
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For The Gambia Our Homeland

Summary

For The Gambia Our Homeland is a national anthem[1]. It draws 100 Wikipedia views per month (national_anthem category, ranking #144 of 447).[2]

Key Facts

  • For The Gambia Our Homeland is in the country of The Gambia[3].
  • For The Gambia Our Homeland's instance of is recorded as national anthem[4].
  • For The Gambia Our Homeland's composer is recorded as Jeremy Howe[5].
  • For The Gambia Our Homeland's Commons category is recorded as National anthem of the Gambia[6].
  • For The Gambia Our Homeland's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • For The Gambia Our Homeland's lyricist is recorded as Virginia Julia Howe[8].
  • For The Gambia Our Homeland's tonality is recorded as C major[9].
  • For The Gambia Our Homeland's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'For The Gambia, our homeland, we strive and work and pray,'}[10].
  • For The Gambia Our Homeland's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Keep us, great God of nations, to The Gambia ever true.'}[11].

Product Details

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  • Community tags: national anthems[12]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 42115744-9f64-462a-bb72-007479d54d6f[13]

Why It Matters

For The Gambia Our Homeland draws 100 Wikipedia views per month (national_anthem category, ranking #144 of 447).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [12] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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