Difference between revisions of "Band Clubs in Malta and Gozo"
(84 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
[[Għaqda Każini tal-Banda]] | [[Għaqda Każini tal-Banda]] | ||
==Bands Clubs | ==Bands Clubs in Malta== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Founded''' | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Founded''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 01||[[Ħ'Attard]]||[[ | | 01||[[Ħ'Attard]]||[[Soċjeta Mużikali La Stella Levantina A.D. 1984 - Banda Santa Marija - Ħ'Attard]]||1894 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 02||[[Ħal-Balzan]] ||[[ | | 02||[[Ħal-Balzan]] ||[[Soċjeta Filamonika Marija Annuzjata Band Club]]||1890 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 03||[[Ħal-Balzan]] ||[[Għaqda | | 03||[[Ħal-Balzan]] ||[[Għaqda Mużikali San Gabriel]]||1920 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 04||[[Birkirkara]]||[[Duke of Connaught Own Band Club]]||1865 | | 04||[[Birkirkara]]||[[Duke of Connaught Own Band Club]]||1865 | ||
Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
| 05||[[Birkirkara]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Sant' Elena]]||1919 | | 05||[[Birkirkara]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Sant' Elena]]||1919 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 06||[[Birkirkara]]||[[ | | 06||[[Birkirkara]]||[[Soċjeta Mużikali Sant' Antnin Band Club Birkirkara]]||1983 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 07||[[Birżebbuġia]]||[[Soċjeta | | 07||[[Birżebbuġia]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika San Pietru Banda Birżebbuġa]]||1990 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 08||[[Birżebbuġia]]||[[Għaqda | | 08||[[Birżebbuġia]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali San Pietru fil-Ktajjen]]||1957 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 09||[[Bormla]]||[[Soċjeta | | 09||[[Bormla]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika San Ġorġ]]||1862 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 10||[[Il-Birgu]]||[[Soċjeta | | 10||[[Il-Birgu]]||[[Soċjeta Mużikali Banda Vittoriosana San Lawrenz]]||1883 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 11||[[Il-Birgu]]||[[Prince of Wales Own Band]]||1891 | | 11||[[Il-Birgu]]||[[Prince of Wales Own Band]]||1891 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 12||[[Dingli]]||[[Għaqda | | 12||[[Dingli]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Santa Marija]]||1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 13||[[Il-Fgura]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Madonna tal-Karmnu]]||1985 | | 13||[[Il-Fgura]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Madonna tal-Karmnu (Fgura)]]||1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 14||[[Floriana]]||[[Vilhena Band Club]]||1874 | | 14||[[Floriana]]||[[Vilhena Band Club]]||1874 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 15||[[Ħal-Għargħur]]||[[St Bartolomeo Band Club]]|| | | 15||[[Ħal-Għargħur]]||[[St Bartolomeo Band Club]]||1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 16||[[Ħal-Għaxaq]]||[[ | | 16||[[Ħal-Għaxaq]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali San Ġiużepp Ħal-Għaxaq]]||1874 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 17||[[Ħal-Għaxaq]]||[[Għaqda | | 17||[[Ħal-Għaxaq]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Santa Marija]]||1873 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 18||[[Il-Gudja]]||[[Soċjeta | | 18||[[Il-Gudja]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika La Stella]]||1919 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 19||[[Il-Gudja]]||[[Għaqda | | 19||[[Il-Gudja]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Maria Assunta]]||1919 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 20||[[Il-Gżira]]||[[Mount Carmel Band Club]]|| | | 20||[[Il-Gżira]]||[[Mount Carmel Band Club]]|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 21||[[Ħamrun]]||[[Għaqda | | 21||[[Ħamrun]]||[[Għaqda tal-Mużika San Gejtanu]]||1906 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 22||[[Ħamrun]]||[[ | | 22||[[Ħamrun]]||[[Socjeta' Mużikali San Ġużepp Ħamrun]]||1889 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 23||[[Ħamrun]]||[[Għaqda | | 23||[[Ħamrun]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Immakulata Kunċiżżjoni]]||1979 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 24||[[Il-Kalkara]]||[[Circolo San Giuseppe Filarmonika Sagra Familja]]||1897 | | 24||[[Il-Kalkara]]||[[Circolo San Giuseppe Filarmonika Sagra Familja]]||1897 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 25||[[Il-Kalkara]]||[[Għaqda | | 25||[[Il-Kalkara]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali San Ġużepp (Kalkara)]]||1987 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 26||[[Ħal-Kirkop]]||[[ | | 26||[[Ħal-Kirkop]]||[[Soċjeta' Mużikali San Ġużepp - Ħal Kirkop]]||1886 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 27||[[Ħal-Kirkop]]||[[ | | 27||[[Ħal-Kirkop]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali San Leonardu]]||1858 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 28||[[Ħal-Lija]]||[[ | | 28||[[Ħal-Lija]]||[[Soċjeta' Mużikali San Piju X]]||1905 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 29||[[Ħal-Luqa]]||[[Għaqda | | 29||[[Ħal-Luqa]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Sant' Andrija]]||1883 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 30||[[Ħal-Luqa]]||[[Union Band Club]]||1880 | | 30||[[Ħal-Luqa]]||[[Union Band Club]]||1880 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 31||[[Il-Marsa]]||[[ | | 31||[[Il-Marsa]]||[[Soċjeta Mużikali Banda Marija Reġina]]||1977 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 32||[[Il-Marsa]]||[[ | | 32||[[Il-Marsa]]||[[Soċjeta' Mużikali Trinita Mqaddsa]]||1949 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 33||[[Marsaskala]]||[[Għaqda | | 33||[[Marsaskala]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Sant' Anna]]||1994 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 34||[[Marsaxlokk]]||[[Għaqda | | 34||[[Marsaxlokk]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Madonna ta' Pompei]]||1990 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 35||[[Mellieħa]]||[[La Vittoria | | 35||[[Mellieħa]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonica La Vittoria Mellieħa]]||1907 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 36||[[Mellieħa]]||[[Imperial Band Club]]||1930 | | 36||[[Mellieħa]]||[[Imperial Band Club]]||1930 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 37||[[Mġarr]]||[[Soċjeta | | 37||[[Mġarr]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Marija Mtellgħa s-Sema]]||2011 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 38||[[Il-Mosta]]||[[Nicolo Isouard | | 38||[[Il-Mosta]]||[[Soċjeta Mużikali Nicolo Isouard]]||1871 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 39||[[Il-Mosta]]||[[ | | 39||[[Il-Mosta]]||[[Soċjeta Mużikali Santa Marija]]||1905 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 40||[[L-Imqabba]]||[[Soċjeta | | 40||[[L-Imqabba]]||[[Soċjeta Mużikali Madonna tal-Ġilju]]|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 41||[[L-Imqabba]]||[[Soċjeta | | 41||[[L-Imqabba]]||[[Soċjeta Santa Marija, Banda Re Ġorġ V]]||1910 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 42||[[L-Imsida]]||[[Għaqda | | 42||[[L-Imsida]]||[[Għaqda Melita Banda San Ġiużepp]]||1922 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 43||[[In-Naxxar]]||[[Peace | | 43||[[In-Naxxar]]||[[Soċjeta Mużikali Peace, Naxxar]]||1862 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 44||[[In-Naxxar]]||[[ | | 44||[[In-Naxxar]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Marija Bambina, Banda Vittorja]]||1989 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 45||[[Paola]]||[[Soċjeta | | 45||[[Paola]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Fra Antoine De Paule Banda Kristu Re]]||1898 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 46||[[Paola]]||[[ | | 46||[[Paola]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika 11 ta' Frar]]|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 47||[[Paola]]||[[Għaqda | | 47||[[Paola]]||[[Għaqda Soċjali u Mużikali Kristu Re]]||1999 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 48||[[Ħal-Qormi]]||[[ | | 48||[[Ħal-Qormi]]||[[Anici Band and Social Club]]||1988 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 49||[[Ħal-Qormi]]||[[ | | 49||[[Ħal-Qormi]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali San Ġorg Martri]]||1893 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 50||[[Ħal-Qormi]]||[[Soċjeta | | 50||[[Ħal-Qormi]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Pinto Banda San Sebastjan]]||1862 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 51||[[Il-Qrendi]]||[[Soċjeta | | 51||[[Il-Qrendi]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Lourdes]]||1895 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 52||[[Il-Qrendi]]||[[Għaqda | | 52||[[Il-Qrendi]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Santa Marija]]||1908 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 53||[[Rabat]]||[[Każin San Pawl Banda Konti | | 53||[[Rabat]]||[[Każin San Pawl Banda Konti Ruġġieru]]||1869 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 54||[[Rabat]]||[[Għaqda | | 54||[[Rabat]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali L'Isle Adam]]||1860 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 55||[[Ħal-Safi]]||[[St Paul's Band Club]]||1989 | | 55||[[Ħal-Safi]]||[[St Paul's Band Club (Safi)]]||1989 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 56||[[San Ġiljan]]||[[Banda Spinola]]||1984 | | 56||[[San Ġiljan]]||[[Banda Spinola]]||1984 | ||
Line 132: | Line 132: | ||
| 57||[[San Ġiljan]]||[[St Julian's Band Club]]||1927 | | 57||[[San Ġiljan]]||[[St Julian's Band Club]]||1927 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 58||[[San Ġwann]]||[[Għaqda | | 58||[[San Ġwann]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Madonna ta' Lourdes]]||1985 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 59||[[San Pawl il-Baħar]]||[[St Paul's Band Club]]|| | | 59||[[San Pawl il-Baħar]]||[[St Paul's Band Club (St Paul's Bay)]]|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 60||[[Santa Venera]]||[[ | | 60||[[Santa Venera]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Santa Venera]]||1964 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 61||[[Senglea]]||[[La Vincitrice Band Club]]||1923 | | 61||[[Senglea]]||[[La Vincitrice Band Club]]||1923 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 62||[[Is-Siġġiewi]]||[[Għaqda | | 62||[[Is-Siġġiewi]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali San Nikola]]||1914 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 63||[[Is-Siġġiewi]]||[[Siġġiewi Brass Band | | 63||[[Is-Siġġiewi]]||[[Siġġiewi Brass Band and Social Club (Festival)]]||1987 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 64||[[Sliema]]||[[Għaqda | | 64||[[Sliema]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali San Girgor (Sliema)]]||1987 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 65||[[Sliema]]||[[Għaqda | | 65||[[Sliema]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Sliema]]||1923 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 66||[[Sliema]]||[[Stella Maris Band Club]]||1914 | | 66||[[Sliema]]||[[Stella Maris Band Club]]||1914 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 67||[[Sliema]]||[[Għaqda | | 67||[[Sliema]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Madonna tal-Karmnu (Balluta)]]||1987 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 68||[[Ħal Tarxien]]||[[Għaqda | | 68||[[Ħal Tarxien]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Maria Annunziata]]||1862 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 69||[[Valletta]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika King's Own]]|| | | 69||[[Valletta]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika King's Own]]||1874 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 70||[[Ħaż-Żabbar]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Maria Mater Gratiae]]||1883 | | 70||[[Ħaż-Żabbar]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Maria Mater Gratiae]]||1883 | ||
Line 160: | Line 160: | ||
| 71||[[Ħaż-Żabbar]]||[[Għaqda Madonna tal-Grazzja Banda San Mikiel Żabbar]]||1883 | | 71||[[Ħaż-Żabbar]]||[[Għaqda Madonna tal-Grazzja Banda San Mikiel Żabbar]]||1883 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 72||[[Ħaż-Żebbuġ]]||[[12th May | | 72||[[Ħaż-Żebbuġ]]||[[12th May Band and Social Club]]||1961 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 73||[[Ħaż-Żebbuġ]]||[[Każin San | | 73||[[Ħaż-Żebbuġ]]||[[Każin San Ġiużepp u Banda De Rohan]]||1860 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 74||[[Ħaż-Żebbuġ]]||[[ | | 74||[[Ħaż-Żebbuġ]]||[[Għaqda Każin Banda San Filep]]||1851 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 75||[[Iż-Żejtun]]||[[Għaqda | | 75||[[Iż-Żejtun]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Beland]]||1861 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 76||[[Iż-Żejtun]]||[[Żejtun | | 76||[[Iż-Żejtun]]||[[Għaqda Banda Żejtun]]||1933 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 77||[[Iż-Żurrieq]]||[[Soċjeta | | 77||[[Iż-Żurrieq]]||[[Soċjeta Mużikali Santa Katarina]]||1864 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 78||[[Iż-Żurrieq]]||[[Għaqda Karmelitana, Banda Queen Victoria]]|| | | 78||[[Iż-Żurrieq]]||[[Għaqda Karmelitana, Banda Queen Victoria]]||1865 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Bands Clubs | ==Bands Clubs in Gozo== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
Line 184: | Line 184: | ||
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Founded''' | | align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Founded''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 79||[[Għajnsielem]]||[[Għaqda | | 79||[[Għajnsielem]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali San Ġiużepp (Għajnsielem)]]||1928 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 80||[[Għarb]]||[[Għaqda | | 80||[[Għarb]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Viżitazzjoni]]||2003 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 81||[[Il-Qala]]||[[Għaqda | | 81||[[Il-Qala]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Ite Ad Joseph]]||1996 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 82||[[In-Nadur]]||[[Għaqda | | 82||[[In-Nadur]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali Mnarja Band Club]]||1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 83||[[Is-Sannat]]||[[ | | 83||[[Is-Sannat]]||[[Soċjeta Mużikali Santa Margerita V.M.]]||1997 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 84||[[Ix-Xagħra]]||[[ | | 84||[[Ix-Xagħra]]||[[Soċjeta Mużikali Victory - Xagħra]]||1898 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 85||[[Ix-Xewkija]]||[[ | | 85||[[Ix-Xewkija]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Prekursur - Xewkija]]||1929 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 86||[[Iż-Żebbuġ]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Banda Santa Marija]]||1945 | | 86||[[Iż-Żebbuġ]]||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Banda Santa Marija, Żebbuġ]]||1945 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 87||[[Kerċem]]||[[Għaqda | | 87||[[Kerċem]]||[[Għaqda Mużikali San Girgor (Kerċem)]]|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 88||[[Victoria]] (Rabat)||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Leone Band Club]]||1863 | | 88||[[Victoria]] (Rabat)||[[Soċjeta Filarmonika Leone Band Club]]||1863 |
Revision as of 01:03, 4 October 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 in Malta
Bands Clubs in Gozo
No. | Villages | Bands form Gozo | Founded |
79 | Għajnsielem | Għaqda Mużikali San Ġiużepp (Għajnsielem) | 1928 |
80 | Għarb | Għaqda Mużikali Viżitazzjoni | 2003 |
81 | Il-Qala | Għaqda Mużikali Ite Ad Joseph | 1996 |
82 | In-Nadur | Għaqda Mużikali Mnarja Band Club | 1967 |
83 | Is-Sannat | Soċjeta Mużikali Santa Margerita V.M. | 1997 |
84 | Ix-Xagħra | Soċjeta Mużikali Victory - Xagħra | 1898 |
85 | Ix-Xewkija | Soċjeta Filarmonika Prekursur - Xewkija | 1929 |
86 | Iż-Żebbuġ | Soċjeta Filarmonika Banda Santa Marija, Żebbuġ | 1945 |
87 | Kerċem | Għaqda Mużikali San Girgor (Kerċem) | |
88 | Victoria (Rabat) | Soċjeta Filarmonika Leone Band Club | 1863 |
89 | Victoria (Rabat) | Soċjeta Filamonika La Stella Band Club | 1881 |