Nigerian Army Band Corps (original) (raw)
The Nigerian Army Band Corps (NABC) is the official military band of the Nigerian Army. 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 band. During his tenure, he would become instrumental in t
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| dbo:abstract | The Nigerian Army Band Corps (NABC) is the official military band of the Nigerian Army. 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 band. During his tenure, he would become instrumental in the establishment of institutions such as the Nigerian Army School of Music. (en) |
| dbo:activeYearsStartYear | 1932-01-01 (xsd:gYear) |
| dbo:country | dbr:Nigeria |
| dbo:garrison | dbr:Ojuelegba,_Lagos |
| dbo:militaryBranch | dbr:Nigerian_Army |
| dbo:thumbnail | wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Nigerian_military_band.jpg?width=300 |
| dbo:type | dbr:Military_Band |
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| dbo:wikiPageLength | 5159 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger) |
| dbo:wikiPageRevisionID | 1114180873 (xsd:integer) |
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| dbp:branch | Nigerian Army (en) |
| dbp:caption | Drum majors from the NABC during the Africa Endeavor 2008 opening ceremony. (en) |
| dbp:cm | 162 (xsd:integer) 168 (xsd:integer) |
| dbp:commandStructure | Directorate of Music (en) |
| dbp:commander | Colonel O.G. Olaniyi (en) |
| dbp:commander2Label | Director of Music (en) |
| dbp:dates | 1932 (xsd:integer) |
| dbp:garrison | Ojuelegba, Lagos, Nigeria (en) |
| dbp:garrisonLabel | Headquarters (en) |
| dbp:nickname | NABC (en) |
| dbp:precision | 0 (xsd:integer) |
| dbp:type | dbr:Military_Band |
| dbp:unitName | Nigerian Army Band Corps (en) |
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| dct:subject | dbc:Nigerian_Army dbc:Nigerian_musical_groups_by_genre dbc:1932_establishments_in_Nigeria dbc:Military_bands |
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| rdfs:comment | The Nigerian Army Band Corps (NABC) is the official military band of the Nigerian Army. 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 band. During his tenure, he would become instrumental in t (en) |
| rdfs:label | Nigerian Army Band Corps (en) |
| owl:sameAs | wikidata:Nigerian Army Band Corps https://global.dbpedia.org/id/7tvwV |
| prov:wasDerivedFrom | wikipedia-en:Nigerian_Army_Band_Corps?oldid=1114180873&ns=0 |
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| foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf | wikipedia-en:Nigerian_Army_Band_Corps |
| foaf:name | Nigerian Army Band Corps (en) |
| foaf:nick | NABC (en) |
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