Banda 4795 222649756 2008-06-30T12:52:21Z Jurema Oliveira 51430 '''Banda''' may refer to: ==People== *[[Hastings Banda]], former president of Malawi *[[Banda Singh Bahadur]], a famous [[Sikh]] warlord ==Places== *[[Banda District]] in Uttar Pradesh, India *[[Banda, Ghana|Banda]], Ghana *[[Banda, India|Banda]], India, administrative headquarters of Banda District *[[Banda Islands]], a group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea *[[Banda, Maharashtra, India|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 [[spirit duplicator|Banda machine]] *[[Banda languages]], spoken by the Banda people *[[spirit duplicator|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]] *[[Fishing in Chad|Banda]], large smoked fish in Chad ==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 [[opera]]s, 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. {{disambig}} [[bg:Банда]] [[de:Banda]] [[es:Banda]] [[fr:Banda]] [[it:Banda]] [[nl:Banda]] [[pl:Banda]] [[pt:Banda]] [[ru:Банда]] [[simple:Banda]] [[sk:Banda]]