Hail Grenada Explained

Hail Grenada
Prefix:	National
Country:	Grenada
Author:	Irva Merle Baptiste-Blackett
Composer:	Louis Arnold Masanto
Adopted:	1974
Sound:	HailGrenada.ogg
Sound Title:	Instrumental version

"Hail Grenada" has been the national anthem of Grenada since independence from the United Kingdom in 1974. The words are by Irva Merle Baptiste-Blackett (1924–2020), and the music is by Louis Arnold Masanto (born 1938).^{[1] [2] [3]} It formally replaced the Grenada National State Anthem, written and adopted in 1967.

History

The anthem was written by schoolteacher Irva Merle Baptiste-Blackett. Also a music teacher, Baptiste-Blackett took part in the Independence Anthem Songwriting Competition in the early 1970s, with her submission being selected as the national anthem. During the 2009 Independence Celebrations, Baptiste-Blackett received Grenada's Camerhogne Silver Award for her writing of the national anthem.

External links

• Streaming audio of Hail Grenada, with information and lyrics (archive link)
• National anthem of Grenada MIDI (instrumental)
• Hail Grenada - Vocal

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2006. Irva Merle Baptiste Blackette. 2020-10-16. grenadianconnection.com.
2. Web site: 2020-09-08. Composer of Grenada's National Anthem dies NOW Grenada. 2020-10-16. en-GB.
3. Web site: Louis Arnold Masanto- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music.. 2022-01-21. www.naxos.com.
4. Web site: About. 2022-01-21. Consulate General of Grenada, Miami. en.
5. Web site: Our Office. 2022-01-21. High Commission of Grenada in the United Kingdom. en-US.
6. Web site: National Anthem of Grenada. 2022-01-21. Embassy of Grenada in Russia. en-US. 2022-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20220121223829/https://grenadaembassy.ru/anthem/. dead.