Difference between revisions of "Band Clubs in Malta and Gozo"
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| 02||[[Ħal-Balzan]] ||[[Maria Annunziata Band Club]]||1890 | | 02||[[Ħal-Balzan]] ||[[Maria Annunziata Band Club]]||1890 | ||
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| 03||[[Ħal-Balzan]] ||[[Għaqda | | 03||[[Ħal-Balzan]] ||[[Għaqda Mużikali San Gabriel]]||1920 | ||
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| 04||[[Birkirkara]]||[[Duke of Connaught Own Band Club]]||1865 | | 04||[[Birkirkara]]||[[Duke of Connaught Own Band Club]]||1865 | ||
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| 07||[[Birżebbuġia]]||[[Soċjeta Filamonika San Pietru, Banda B'Buġia AD1990]]||1990 | | 07||[[Birżebbuġia]]||[[Soċjeta Filamonika San Pietru, Banda B'Buġia AD1990]]||1990 | ||
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| 08||[[Birżebbuġia]]||[[Għaqda | | 08||[[Birżebbuġia]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali San Pietru fil-Ktajjen]]||1957 | ||
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| 09||[[Bormla]]||[[Soċjeta | | 09||[[Bormla]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika San Ġorġ]]||1862 | ||
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| 10||[[Il-Birgu]]||[[Soċjeta | | 10||[[Il-Birgu]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika San Lawrenz]]||1883 | ||
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| 11||[[Il-Birgu]]||[[Prince of Wales Own Band]]||1891 | | 11||[[Il-Birgu]]||[[Prince of Wales Own Band]]||1891 | ||
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| 12||[[Dingli]]||[[Għaqda | | 12||[[Dingli]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Santa Marija]]||1985 | ||
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| 13||[[Il-Fgura]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Madonna tal-Karmnu]]||1985 | | 13||[[Il-Fgura]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Madonna tal-Karmnu]]||1985 | ||
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| 16||[[Ħal-Għaxaq]]||[[St Joseph Band Club]]||1874 | | 16||[[Ħal-Għaxaq]]||[[St Joseph Band Club]]||1874 | ||
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| 17||[[Ħal-Għaxaq]]||[[Għaqda | | 17||[[Ħal-Għaxaq]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Santa Marija]]||1873 | ||
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| 18||[[Il-Gudja]]||[[Soċjeta | | 18||[[Il-Gudja]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika La Stella]]||1919 | ||
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| 19||[[Il-Gudja]]||[[Għaqda | | 19||[[Il-Gudja]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Maria Assunta]]||1919 | ||
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| 20||[[Il-Gżira]]||[[Mount Carmel Band Club]]|| | | 20||[[Il-Gżira]]||[[Mount Carmel Band Club]]|| | ||
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| 21||[[Ħamrun]]||[[Għaqda | | 21||[[Ħamrun]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali San Gejtanu]]||1906 | ||
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| 22||[[Ħamrun]]||[[St Joseph Band Club]]||1889 | | 22||[[Ħamrun]]||[[St Joseph Band Club]]||1889 | ||
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| 23||[[Ħamrun]]||[[Għaqda | | 23||[[Ħamrun]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Immakulata Kunċiżżjoni]]||1979 | ||
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| 24||[[Il-Kalkara]]||[[Circolo San Giuseppe Filarmonika Sagra Familja]]||1897 | | 24||[[Il-Kalkara]]||[[Circolo San Giuseppe Filarmonika Sagra Familja]]||1897 | ||
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| 25||[[Il-Kalkara]]||[[Għaqda | | 25||[[Il-Kalkara]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali San Ġuzepp]]||1987 | ||
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| 26||[[Ħal-Kirkop]]||[[Każin tal-Banda San Ġużepp]]||1886 | | 26||[[Ħal-Kirkop]]||[[Każin tal-Banda San Ġużepp]]||1886 | ||
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| 28||[[Ħal-Lija]]||[[Każin tal-Banda San Piju X]]||1905 | | 28||[[Ħal-Lija]]||[[Każin tal-Banda San Piju X]]||1905 | ||
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| 29||[[Ħal-Luqa]]||[[Għaqda | | 29||[[Ħal-Luqa]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Sant' Andrija]]||1883 | ||
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| 30||[[Ħal-Luqa]]||[[Union Band Club]]||1880 | | 30||[[Ħal-Luqa]]||[[Union Band Club]]||1880 | ||
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| 32||[[Il-Marsa]]||[[Każin tal-Banda Trinita Mqaddsa]]||1949 | | 32||[[Il-Marsa]]||[[Każin tal-Banda Trinita Mqaddsa]]||1949 | ||
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| 33||[[Marsaskala]]||[[Għaqda | | 33||[[Marsaskala]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Sant' Anna]]||1994 | ||
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| 34||[[Marsaxlokk]]||[[Għaqda | | 34||[[Marsaxlokk]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Madonna ta' Pompei]]|| | ||
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| 35||[[Mellieħa]]||[[La Vittoria Band Club]]||1907 | | 35||[[Mellieħa]]||[[La Vittoria Band Club]]||1907 | ||
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| 36||[[Mellieħa]]||[[Imperial Band Club]]||1930 | | 36||[[Mellieħa]]||[[Imperial Band Club]]||1930 | ||
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| 37||[[Mġarr]]||[[Soċjeta | | 37||[[Mġarr]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Marija Mtellgħa s-Sema]]||2011 | ||
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| 38||[[Il-Mosta]]||[[Nicolo Isouard Band Club]]||1871 | | 38||[[Il-Mosta]]||[[Nicolo Isouard Band Club]]||1871 | ||
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| 39||[[Il-Mosta]]||[[Każin Banda Santa Marija]]|| | | 39||[[Il-Mosta]]||[[Każin Banda Santa Marija]]|| | ||
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| 40||[[L-Imqabba]]||[[Soċjeta | | 40||[[L-Imqabba]]||[[Soċjeta Mużikali Madonna tal-Ġilju]]|| | ||
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| 41||[[L-Imqabba]]||[[Soċjeta Filamonika Santa Marija, Banda Re Ġorġ V]]||1910 | | 41||[[L-Imqabba]]||[[Soċjeta Filamonika Santa Marija, Banda Re Ġorġ V]]||1910 | ||
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| 42||[[L-Imsida]]||[[Għaqda | | 42||[[L-Imsida]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Melita]]||1922 | ||
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| 43||[[In-Naxxar]]||[[Peace Band Club]]||1862 | | 43||[[In-Naxxar]]||[[Peace Band Club]]||1862 | ||
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| 47||[[Paola]]||[[Għaqda Soċjali u Muzikali Kristu Re. Banda Paola]]|| | | 47||[[Paola]]||[[Għaqda Soċjali u Muzikali Kristu Re. Banda Paola]]|| | ||
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| 48||[[Ħal-Qormi]]||[[Aniċi Band | | 48||[[Ħal-Qormi]]||[[Aniċi Band and Social Club]]||1988 | ||
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| 49||[[Ħal-Qormi]]||[[Każin Banda San Ġorg Martri]]||1893 | | 49||[[Ħal-Qormi]]||[[Każin Banda San Ġorg Martri]]||1893 | ||
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| 50||[[Ħal-Qormi]]||[[Soċjeta | | 50||[[Ħal-Qormi]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Pinto Banda San Sebastjan]]||1862 | ||
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| 51||[[Il-Qrendi]]||[[Soċjeta | | 51||[[Il-Qrendi]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Lourdes]]||1895 | ||
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| 52||[[Il-Qrendi]]||[[Għaqda | | 52||[[Il-Qrendi]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Santa Marija]]||1908 | ||
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| 53||[[Rabat]]||[[Każin San Pawl Banda Konti | | 53||[[Rabat]]||[[Każin San Pawl Banda Konti Ruġġieru]]||1869 | ||
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| 54||[[Rabat]]||[[Għaqda Muzikali L-Isle Adam]]||1860 | | 54||[[Rabat]]||[[Għaqda Muzikali L-Isle Adam]]||1860 | ||
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| 57||[[San Ġiljan]]||[[St Julian's Band Club]]||1927 | | 57||[[San Ġiljan]]||[[St Julian's Band Club]]||1927 | ||
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| 58||[[San Ġwann]]||[[Għaqda | | 58||[[San Ġwann]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Madonna ta' Lourdes]]||1985 | ||
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| 59||[[San Pawl il-Baħar]]||[[St Paul's Band Club]]|| | | 59||[[San Pawl il-Baħar]]||[[St Paul's Band Club]]|| | ||
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| 61||[[Senglea]]||[[La Vincitrice Band Club]]||1923 | | 61||[[Senglea]]||[[La Vincitrice Band Club]]||1923 | ||
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| 62||[[Is-Siġġiewi]]||[[Għaqda | | 62||[[Is-Siġġiewi]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali San Nikola]]||1914 | ||
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| 63||[[Is-Siġġiewi]]||[[Siġġiewi Brass Band | | 63||[[Is-Siġġiewi]]||[[Siġġiewi Brass Band and Social Club]] (Festival)||1987 | ||
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| 64||[[Sliema]]||[[Għaqda | | 64||[[Sliema]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali San Girgor]]||1987 | ||
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| 65||[[Sliema]]||[[Għaqda | | 65||[[Sliema]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Sliema]]||1923 | ||
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| 66||[[Sliema]]||[[Stella Maris Band Club]]||1914 | | 66||[[Sliema]]||[[Stella Maris Band Club]]||1914 | ||
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| 67||[[Sliema]]||[[Għaqda | | 67||[[Sliema]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Madonna tal-Karmnu]] (Balluta)||1987 | ||
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| 68||[[Ħal Tarxien]]||[[Għaqda | | 68||[[Ħal Tarxien]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Maria Annunziata]]|| | ||
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| 69||[[Valletta]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika King's Own]]|| | | 69||[[Valletta]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika King's Own]]|| | ||
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| 71||[[Ħaż-Żabbar]]||[[Għaqda Madonna tal-Grazzja Banda San Mikiel Żabbar]]||1883 | | 71||[[Ħaż-Żabbar]]||[[Għaqda Madonna tal-Grazzja Banda San Mikiel Żabbar]]||1883 | ||
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| 72||[[Ħaż-Żebbuġ]]||[[12th May | | 72||[[Ħaż-Żebbuġ]]||[[12th May Band and Social Club]]||1961 | ||
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| 73||[[Ħaż-Żebbuġ]]||[[Każin San Ġużepp, Banda de Rohan]]||1860 | | 73||[[Ħaż-Żebbuġ]]||[[Każin San Ġużepp, Banda de Rohan]]||1860 | ||
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| 76||[[Iż-Żejtun]]||[[Żejtun Band Club]]||1933 | | 76||[[Iż-Żejtun]]||[[Żejtun Band Club]]||1933 | ||
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| 77||[[Iż-Żurrieq]]||[[Soċjeta | | 77||[[Iż-Żurrieq]]||[[Soċjeta Mużikali Santa Katerina]]||1864 | ||
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| 78||[[Iż-Żurrieq]]||[[Għaqda Karmelitana, Banda Queen Victoria]]|| | | 78||[[Iż-Żurrieq]]||[[Għaqda Karmelitana, Banda Queen Victoria]]|| |
Revision as of 12:19, 16 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 | 1928 |
80 | Għarb | Għaqda Muzikali Vizitazzjoni | 2003 |
81 | Il-Qala | Għaqda Muzikali Ite ad Joseph | 1996 |
82 | In-Nadur | Għaqda Muzikali Mnarja Band Club | 1967 |
83 | Is-Sannat | Banda Santa Margherita | 1997 |
84 | Ix-Xagħra | Għaqda Muzikali Victory Band Club | 1898 |
85 | Ix-Xewkija | Għaqda Muzikali Banda Prekursur | 1929 |
86 | Iż-Żebbuġ | Soċjeta Filarmonika Banda Santa Marija | 1945 |
87 | Kerċem | Għaqda Muzikali San Ġirgor | |
88 | Victoria (Rabat) | Soċjeta Filarmonika Leone Band Club | 1863 |
89 | Victoria (Rabat) | Soċjeta Filamonika La Stella Band Club | 1881 |