Banda may refer to: [edit] People [edit] Places - Banda District in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Banda (Lok Sabha constituency), India
- Banda, Ghana
- Banda, India, administrative headquarters of Banda District
- Banda, Uganda, a suburb of Kampala, part of Kira Town
- Banda Islands, a group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea
- Banda Sea, the sea of the South Moluccas in Indonesia, a part of the Pacific Ocean
- Banda, Maharashtra, a small town in Maharashtra, India
[edit] Miscellaneous [edit] 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.
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