Difference between revisions of "Band Clubs in Malta and Gozo"
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| 54||[[Rabat]]||[[Għaqda Muzikali L-Isle Adam]]||1860 | | 54||[[Rabat]]||[[Għaqda Muzikali L-Isle Adam]]||1860 | ||
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| 55||[[Ħal-Safi]]||[[St Paul's Band Club]]|| | | 55||[[Ħal-Safi]]||[[St Paul's Band Club]]||1989 | ||
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| 56||[[San Ġiljan]]||[[Banda Spinola]]|| | | 56||[[San Ġiljan]]||[[Banda Spinola]]||1984 | ||
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| 57||[[San Ġiljan]]||[[St Julian's Band Club]]|| | | 57||[[San Ġiljan]]||[[St Julian's Band Club]]||1927 | ||
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| 58||[[San Ġwann]]||[[Għaqda Muzikali Madonna ta' Lourdes]]|| | | 58||[[San Ġwann]]||[[Għaqda Muzikali Madonna ta' Lourdes]]||1985 | ||
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| 59||[[San Paul Il-Baħar]]||[[St Paul's Band Club]]|| | | 59||[[San Paul Il-Baħar]]||[[St Paul's Band Club]]|| | ||
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| 60||[[Santa Venera]]||[[Saint Venera Band Club]]|| | | 60||[[Santa Venera]]||[[Saint Venera Band Club]]||1964 | ||
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| 61||[[Senglea]]||[[La Vincitrice Band Club]]|| | | 61||[[Senglea]]||[[La Vincitrice Band Club]]||1923 | ||
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| 62||[[Is-Siġġiewi]]||[[Għaqda Muzikali San Nikola]]|| | | 62||[[Is-Siġġiewi]]||[[Għaqda Muzikali San Nikola]]||1914 | ||
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| 63||[[Is-Siġġiewi]]||[[Siġġiewi Brass Band & Social Club]] (Festival)|| | | 63||[[Is-Siġġiewi]]||[[Siġġiewi Brass Band & Social Club]] (Festival)||1987 | ||
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| 64||[[Sliema]]||[[Għaqda Muzikali San Girgor]]|| | | 64||[[Sliema]]||[[Għaqda Muzikali San Girgor]]|| | ||
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| 69||[[Valletta]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika King's Own]]|| | | 69||[[Valletta]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika King's Own]]|| | ||
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| 70||[[Ħaż-Żabbar]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Maria Mater Gratiae]]|| | | 70||[[Ħaż-Żabbar]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Maria Mater Gratiae]]||1883 | ||
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| 71||[[Ħaż-Żabbar]]||[[Għaqda | | 71||[[Ħaż-Żabbar]]||[[Għaqda Madonna tal-Grazzja Banda San Mikiel Żabbar]]||1883 | ||
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| 72||[[Ħaż-Żebbuġ]]||[[12th May Banda & Social Club]]|| | | 72||[[Ħaż-Żebbuġ]]||[[12th May Banda & Social Club]]|| |
Revision as of 08:28, 12 March 2019
Bands Clubs in Malta and Gozo have a unique role in village pride and Maltese social culture. The band club's premises is a meeting point for locals who exchange village gossip, play snooker, or engage in activities related to the local village festa.
The activities of the band club extend to preparing elaborate hand-made street decorations for the local feast dedicated to the Patron Saint of the village, or managing fire-works production for the same occasion, and often includes a youth section and a women's section.
The approaching village festa provides the climax of excitement, with rivalry quite the norm when two or more band clubs exist in the same village. Club followers may paint themselves from head to toe in the colour representative of their club to show their allegiance to it, singing (yelling) chants and causing quite a theatrical scene, while the dignified band members are dressed in their finest with shiny brass instruments to flaunt their musical skills on this extra special day dedicated to their Patron Saint.
There is no argument that band clubs are an intrinsic part of Maltese village life. Delve deeper into Maltese Band Club culture.
Union of Band Clubs
Bands Clubs from Malta
Bands Clubs from Gozo
No. | Villages | Bands form Gozo | Founded |
79 | Għajnsielem | Għaqda Muzikali San Ġużepp | |
80 | Għarb | Għaqda Muzikali Vizitazzjoni | |
81 | Il-Qala | Għaqda Muzikali Ite ad Joseph | |
82 | In-Nadur | Għaqda Muzikali Mnarja Band Club | |
83 | Is-Sannat | Banda Santa Margherita | 1997 |
84 | Ix-Xagħra | Għaqda Muzikali Victory Band Club | |
85 | Ix-Xewkija | Għaqda Muzikali Banda Prekursur | |
86 | Iż-Żebbuġ | Soċjeta Filarmonika Banda Santa Marija | |
87 | Kerċem | Għaqda Muzikali San Ġirgor | |
88 | Victoria (Rabat) | Soċjeta Filarmonika Leone Band Club | |
89 | Victoria (Rabat) | Soċjeta Filamonika La Stella Band Club |