Albanian Armed Forces Band
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The Albania Armed Forces Band (Albanian: Orkestra e Forcave të Armatosura të Shqipërisë, OFAS) is a professional military band from Albania that has the duty to provide military accompaniment for the Albanian Armed Forces as well as take part in protocol events with the Republican Guard.
The first official military band formation of the Albania was created in 1920, with the arrival of the National Band "Vatra" from the United States under the direction of Thoma Nasi. In 1925, on the basis of the band, the Presidential Wind Orchestra was created and then, in September 1928, it became the Royal Band.[1] The band was created in October 1944, in the village of Priskë near Tirana, originally as a 25-member band of the gendarmerie. It took part in the military parade on 28 November of that year in honor of the Liberation of Albania.[2] It was later made to be the band of the Albanian People's Army. In 1990, it was transformed into the band of the Albanian Armed Forces.
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