National anthem of Antigua and Barbuda | |
Lyrics | Novelle Hamilton Richards, 1967 |
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Music | Walter Garnet Picart Chambers, 1967 |
Adopted | 1967 |
Readopted | 1981 |
Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (one verse) |
"Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee" is the national anthem of Antigua and Barbuda. Written by Novelle Hamilton Richards and composed by Walter Garnet Picart Chambers, it was adopted in 1967 while Antigua and Barbuda were still a British colony.[1] It was adopted as the national anthem upon independence in 1981.[2]