"Ensi Nkore" ("Our Land Ankole") was the official
anthem
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of the
Nkore Kingdom. It was sung whenever the Kingdom functions were about to begin. Various Kingdom activists and royalties sung this song before official ceremonies, such as the Nkore Activist Group, which had an established office on
Kamukuzi hill, at Mugaba House
Mbarara
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,
Uganda
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.
Lyrics
The lyrics praise the beauty of the land of Nkore, the hills, valleys and plains as it describes the land as ''Kaaro Karungi''.
References
{{National Anthems of Africa
Anthems