Nigerian Army Band Corps Explained

Unit Name:Nigerian Army Band Corps
Dates:1932 - present
Country: Nigeria
Type:Military Band
Command Structure:Directorate of Music
Nickname:NABC
Garrison:Ojuelegba, Lagos, Nigeria
Garrison Label:Headquarters
Commander2:Colonel O.G. Olaniyi[1]
Commander2 Label:Director of Music

The Nigerian Army Band Corps (NABC) is the official military band branch of the Nigerian Army. It is roughly the equivalent of the Royal Corps of Army Music of the British Army, the Music Branch of the Canadian Forces, and the Australian Army Band Corps.

History

It was founded as a regimental band in 1932, with Captain J. Cooper from the Royal Life Guards Band in London originally leading the band. In 1935, the NABC was converted into a full-fledged military band, being part of the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF). Two years before the country's independence in 1960, the band was transferred from its rehearsal space in Kaduna to Abalti Barracks in Lagos. As part of the government policy of the replacement British citizens with native Nigerians in public roles, Captain Cooper was replaced in 1964 by Lieutenant Colonel Josef Olubobokun (1930 - 2015), who became the first native Nigerian to lead the cops.[2] [3] [4] During his tenure, he would become instrumental in the establishment of institutions such as the Nigerian Army School of Music.[5] [6]

Army School of Music

The Army School of Music (NASM) is a part of the corps that is also a branch of the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). In 1987, the Nigerian Television Authority, at Victoria Island featured instructors from both the Nigerian Army and Navy Schools of Music on its educational program on various band instruments.[7]

Characteristics

Musical accompaniment provided by corps ranges from jazz and traditional music to military and classical music.[8] It order to be eligible to serve in the corps, one would have to be aged between 18 and 26, as well as have a height of for male members (for female members) and a knowledge of Nigerian regional languages, aside from capability in playing musical instruments.[9]

Directors of Music

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shakeup in Nigerian Army, new spokespersons appointed. 11 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Corps & Services - Nigerian Army- Official Website. www.army.mil.ng. 2018-07-03. 2022-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20221007134933/https://army.mil.ng/corps-services/. dead.
  3. Web site: Nigerian Army Band Corps (NABC) - NGVotes . 2018-08-18 . 2018-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180818214820/https://ngvotes.com/nigerian-army-band-corps-nabc/ . dead .
  4. Book: Focus on Nigeria: Literature and Culture. 978-9401208475. Collier. Gordon. 2012. Rodopi .
  5. Web site: The Biography of Col. J.A. Olubobokun a Foremost Nigerian Military Musician . 2010 . Olatunji . M. O. .
  6. Olatunji . M O . The biography of Col. J.A. Olubobokun a foremost Nigerian military musician . Research Review of the Institute of African Studies . 29 October 2007 . 23 . 1 . 10.4314/rrias.v23i1.22966 .
  7. Olátúnjí . Michael Olútáò . The Indigenization of Military Music in Nigeria Issues and Perspectives . Matatu . December 2012 . 40 . 1 . 427–446 . . 10.1163/18757421-040001028 .
  8. Web site: Band Of The Nigerian Army - Fanfares. Discogs. 9 February 2017 .
  9. Web site: 2018 Nigerian Army Recruitment: Musicians for Nigerian Army Band Corps. 5 January 2018. 3 July 2018. 4 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180704034815/http://www.completefmc.com/2018/01/2018-nigerian-army-recruitment.html?m=1. dead.
  10. Web site: December 25, 2015 . Adeboyejo Olubobokun is Dead . 18 December 2023 . PressReader.
  11. Book: School . Nigerian Army Education Corps and . History of the Nigerian Army . 1994 . Headquarters, Nigerian Army . 978-978-2145-36-9 .
  12. Web site: Army gets new spokesman, releases new posting. 11 February 2019.
  13. Web site: Army gets new spokesman, others. 11 February 2019.

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