Fiji Military Forces Band

Fiji Military Forces Band
RFMF Band
Background information
Origin Suva, Fiji
Genres Marching Music
Years active 1917 (1917)
Associated acts New Zealand Army Band

The Republic of Fiji Military Forces Band also commonly known as the RFMF Band is a 50 member brass band from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces.

The RFMF Band has been widely known as musical ambassadors for Fiji. The band was established during World War I as the Suva Town Band.[1] It was disbanded following the outbreak of World War II. It was reformed in 1941 as the 1st Battalion Fiji Infantry Regiment band, of which members were in active service in the Solomon Islands.

Between 1968 and 2017, the band was engaged in many performances around the world including the Edinburgh military tattoo. In 2016, the band wad invited to perform during the Queens 90th birthday celebrations at Windsor Castle. On its 100th anniversary in 2017, a gallery was set up to where people can look at the history of the RFMF band.[2][3][4][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Fiji Military Band To Celebrate 100 years". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  2. ↑ "Fiji to mark 100th anniversary of military band - Xinhua | English.news.cn". xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  3. ↑ "RFMF Military Tattoo 2017 | The official website of Tourism Fiji". fiji.travel. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  4. 1 2 "Military Band Marks 100th Birthday". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  5. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=XqE0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT388&dq=Band+of+the+Royal+Regiment+of+Scotland&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUltris8XcAhVjc98KHRifB88Q6AEILzAD#v=onepage&q=Band%20of%20the%20Royal%20Regiment%20of%20Scotland&f=false


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