Banda
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Banda may refer to:
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[edit] People
- Hastings Banda, former president of Malawi
- Banda Singh Bahadur, a famous Sikh warlord
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
- Banda polka, a polish version of famous Beer Barrel Polka
- Banda, large smoked fish in Chad
[edit] 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.
- 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.
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