BANDA

'Banda' may refer to:

Contents

People

Places

Miscellaneous

Other references

People

★ Hastings Banda, former president of Malawi

Places

★ Banda District in Uttar Pradesh, India

★ Banda, Ghana

★ Banda, India, administrative headquarters of Banda District

★ Banda Islands, a group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea

★ Banda, Maharashtra, India

★ Banda Sea, the sea of the South Moluccas in Indonesia, a part of the Pacific Ocean.

Miscellaneous

★ Banda fluid, the distinctive-smelling solvent used in a Banda machine

★ Banda languages, spoken by the Banda people

★ Banda machine, a type of copying machine (spirit duplicator)

★ Banda music, a traditional Mexican form of music

★ Banda people, an ethnic group of the Central African Republic

Other references

'Banda' may also refer to:

★ In Padua, Italy, Palazzo Giusti detention center security police irregulars and other hangers-on in the service of Major Mario Carità were known as the banda Carità.[1]

★ the off-stage musicians in many operas, such as in ''Don Giovanni'', ''Rigoletto'' or ''Aida'' or the costumed musicians on-stage, as in the festivities of ''L'Elisir d'Amore'' or ''Carmen''.

★ 'Banda' in the Philippines refers to a group of musicians typically composed of guitar players, drummer, and vocalists. Notable Pinoy Bands today in the Philippines are Bamboo, Rivermaya, Sugarfree, etc.