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Central Military Band of the Korean People's Army

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Chosŏn'gŭl 조선인민군군악단
Hancha 朝鮮人民軍軍樂團
Revised Romanization Joseon inmingun gunakdan
McCune–Reischauer Chosŏn inmin'gun kunaktan

The Central Military Band of the Korean People's Army (Hangul: 조선인민군군악단), also sometimes known as the Korean People's Army Marching Band or DPRK Army Orchestra is a North Korean musical group/marching band based in Pyongyang and is the sole military band of the Korean People's Army. The Women's Military Marching Band of the Ministry of People's Security of the DPRK is the all female unit of the central band.

Brief History and Activities[]

On February 23, 1946, the Military Band of the Pyongyang Military School was created, which became the predecessor of the Band of the Korean People's Army. In June 1950, it became the Band of the Ministry of People's Security, & later that year, the band became attached as a unit of the Supreme Guard Command's Honor Guard Battalion. By September 1954, full control of the band was given to the Ministry of Public Security, serving for the remainder of the Cold War and the 1990s before being reorganized into a separate entity in June 1998 as a directly reporting unit of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, tasked as the primary unit for the military music activities throughout the whole KPA.[1][2]

The CMB-KPA, as the premier and principal band of the whole KPA, presides over all garrison and unit bands within the KPA's service branches and the Worker-Peasant Red Guards.

Performances[]

North Korean Massed Bands

The band on Kim Il Sung Square

The band is similar to United States college marching bands in that they both solely specialize in military style marching, notably during ceremonial parades and public performances. The band has been known to play Pop, Brass & Military music during many of its performances.[3]

Parades and ceremonies[]

Notable concerts[]

Festivals[]

Фестиваля "Спасская башня" (2019) 02

The band in Moscow in August 2019.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ru). https://amur-waves.ru/ru/participants/2012/voennyj-orkestr-korejskoj-narodnoj-armii. 
  2. ↑ правды», Дмитрий СОТНИКОВ | Сайт «Комсомольской (24 May 2012). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ru). https://m.tver.kp.ru/daily/25888/2849135/. 
  3. ↑ Schönherr, Johannes (2012-08-10). North Korean Cinema: A History. ISBN 9780786490523. https://books.google.com/?id=IGBog0seMFQC&pg=PA9&dq=Military+Band+of+the+Korean+Peoples+Army#v=onepage&q=Military%20Band%20of%20the%20Korean%20Peoples%20Army&f=false. 
  4. ↑ "Corée du Nord : Kim Jong-un nommé " leader suprême "". 29 December 2011. http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/International/2011/12/28/006-kim-jong-un-leader-supreme-mercredi.shtml. Retrieved 29 December 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ko). 11 August 2018. http://korean.people.com.cn/84967/15132577.html. 
  6. ↑ remch_ch (2 July 2014). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ru). https://remch-ch.livejournal.com/526619.html. 
  7. ↑ AmurMedia. "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ru). https://amurmedia.ru/news/amp/439341/. 
  8. ↑ https://spasstower.ru/en/participants/military-band-of-the-people-s-army-of-the-democratic-people-s-republic-of-korea/

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