- Afaese Manoa
Afaese Manoa (
1942 -) is aTuvaluan writer and musician.National Anthem of
Tuvalu Manoa is the author of words and music to an anthem, '
Tuvalu mo te Atua ', in theTuvaluan language .The English title of the anthem is 'Tuvalu for the Almighty'.
Offical Adoption by Tuvalu
In
1978 , the year ofTuvalu 's independence from theUnited Kingdom , Manoa's anthem lyrics and music were adopted as thenational anthem ofTuvalu .Reputation as writer
Manoa is the best-known writer in a language which has relatively little literature.
Along with other
Oceanic writers, such asJoanne Gobure , ofNauru , his best-known writing evidences a strong sense of religious vocation.External links
*http://www.national-anthems.org/anthems/country/TUVALU
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