Banda

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, India, administrative headquarters of Banda District
*Banda Islands, a group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea
*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 Banda machine
*Banda languages, spoken by the Banda people
*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
*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 operas, 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.