Ethiopian National Defence Force Band

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The army band parading in March 1934.

The Ethiopian National Defence Force Band (ENDFB) (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ መከላከያ ባንድ) is a military band of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. It is located in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa for ceremonial use by the state.[1] It is composed of a marching band, a big band, a Corps of Drums, and a youth division.[2] It has received assistance from the British Royal Corps of Army Music, most recently between 2007-2012.[3][4] The band has itself trained the Tigray and Somali marching bands.[5]

The first permanent military band in the country took the form of the Imperial Bodyguard Band (Kibur Zebegna) of the Ethiopian Empire, being formed in 1929 under Swiss conductor Andre Nicod. It originally consisted of just over a dozen chosen slaves from Welega.[6] Members of this band got their training originally from the Arba Lijoch fanfare band led by their Armenian bandleader Kevork Nalbandian.[7] Notable members of the Imperial Bodyguard Band included Tilahun Gessesse[8] and Mahmoud Ahmed.[9][7] It was the first African nation to implement western style military music conventions.[10] It came under the direct command of the Derg in the 70s and went into its current form in 1991.[11]

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  1. ^ "Area Handbook for Ethiopia". 1964.
  2. ^ Russonello, Giovanni (20 February 2018). "At 10, he moved with his mother to Addis, and a few years later, he joined the Ethiopian Army band's youth division". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  3. ^ "Army music making in Ethiopia". 11 April 2014. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  4. ^ "Short term training for Ethiopian National Defence Force band". 9 April 2013. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  5. ^ https://ethiopianbusinessreview.net/archives/5450[dead link]
  6. ^ Briggs, Philip; Blatt, Brian (2009). Ethiopia. ISBN 9781841622842.
  7. ^ a b Mekonnen, Timkehet Teffera. "Timkehet Teffera (2018). Ethiopian Popular Music History Chapter I: Part II". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "Tilahun Gessesse laid to rest". Ethiopian News Agency. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  9. ^ Falceto, Francis (1999). Almaz 1973 (Media notes). Éthiopiques. Mahmoud Ahmed. Buda Musique. 829792.
  10. ^ Kidane, Birhane (1993). The Origin and Development of the Imperial Guard Band (1924-1974). B.A. Thesis, Department of History, Addis Ababa University.
  11. ^ Tiruneh, Andargachew; Ṭerunah, ʼandārgāčaw (8 April 1993). The Ethiopian Revolution 1974-1987: A Transformation from an Aristocratic to a Totalitarian Autocracy. ISBN 9780521430821.


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