Central Military Band of the Korean People's Army

Central Military Band of the Korean People's Army
Saxophonists of the Military Band of Korean People's Army.
Nickname
  • Korean People's Army Marching Band
  • DPRK Army Orchestra
LocationPyongyang, North Korea
FoundedFebruary 23, 1946 (1946-02-23)
Membersover 200
Central Military Band of the Korean People's Army
Chosŏn'gŭl
조선인민군군악단
Hancha
朝鮮人民軍軍樂團
Revised RomanizationJoseon inmingun gunakdan
McCune–ReischauerChosŏn inmin'gun kunaktan

The Central Military Band of the Korean People's Army (Korean: 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.[1]

History

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. Its first performance was at the inaugural ceremony of the Pyongyang Institute founded by President Kim Il Sung.[2] In June 1950, it became the Band of the Ministry of People's Security, and 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.[3][4]

Activities

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. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has described the band as one that is "instilling revolutionary enthusiasm and fighting spirit into all the service personnel and people."[5]

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.[6]

Parades and ceremonies

Performances

Notable concerts

Festivals

The band in Moscow in August 2019.

See also

References

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  3. ^ Военный оркестр Корейской народной армии. amur-waves.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
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  6. ^ Schönherr, Johannes (2012-08-10). North Korean Cinema: A History. ISBN 9780786490523.
  7. ^ "위대한 수령 김일성동지 탄생 １１０돐경축 중앙보고대회 및 평양시군중시위 성대히 진행 경애하는 김정은동지께서 참석하시였다". Pyongyang, DPRK. Rodong Sinmun. 16 April 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Corée du Nord : Kim Jong-un nommé " leader suprême "". Radio-Canada. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  9. ^ 중국인민해방군군악단 조선서 공연 (in Korean). 11 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  10. ^ remch_ch (2 July 2014). С центральным военным оркестром Министерства обороны РФ. ВИДЕО. livejournal.com (in Russian).
  11. ^ "Kim Jong-un attends military band concert". 23 February 2016.
  12. ^ AmurMedia. Первые участники военно-музыкального фестиваля Амурские волны прибывают в Хабаровск - AmurMedia. amurmedia.ru (in Russian).
  13. ^ "The Military Band of the Korean People's Army of the DPR Korea — [EN] Spasskaya bashnya".