Korps Musik Upacara Pasukan Pengamanan Presiden Republik Indonesia

The Presidential Band of the Presidential Security Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (

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: ''Korps Musik Upacara Pasukan Pengamanan Presiden Republik Indonesia''), also known commonly in public as the Paspampres Presidential Band, is the foremost

military band A military band is a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments. The conductor of a band commonly bears the tit ...

of the

Indonesian National Armed Forces , founded = as the ('People's Security Forces') , current_form = , disbanded = , branches = , headquarters = Cilangkap, Jakarta , website = , commander-in-chief = Joko Widodo , ...

which serves as the military band service of the

President of Indonesia The President of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Presiden Republik Indonesia) is both the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Indonesia. The president leads the executive branch of the Indonesian government and is ...

, the Vice President of Indonesia, and their families. As part of the

Paspampres The Presidential Security Force of Indonesia ( id, Pasukan Pengamanan Presiden abbreviated "Paspampres") is one of the Central Executive Agencies () of the Indonesian National Armed Forces responsible for proximate security and escort towards the ...

, it is affiliated to and leads all military bands within the INAF as the country's seniormost military band. The band is attached to Group A of Paspampres stationed at Merdeka Palace and/or Bogor Palace, which serves the President and his First Family and is composed of military musicians from bands within the INAF (from 1962 until 1999 including the

Indonesian National Police '' , mottotranslated = (Serving the Nation) , formed = , preceding1 = , dissolved = , superseding = , employees = 440,000 (2020) , volunteers = , budget = , nongovernment ...

Brief history and activities

During the brief history of the infamous and controversial

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, its honor guard detachment sported a military band that played during national holidays and state visits by foreign leaders to Jakarta. The band in its current capacity was created in January 1976 when the current Paspampres (then Paswalpres) was established and the band's first musicians formed up partly of personnel from the

Kodam Jaya The Jakarta Raya Military Regional Command ( id, Komando Daerah Militer Jayakarta; abbreviated ) is the military district of the Indonesian Army which oversees the Greater Jakarta area. It is tasked for territorial army duties, specifically for ...

Headquarters Band which, for over a decade, served operationally as part of the joint

Satgas Pomad Para The Satgas Pomad Para (Indonesian: "Satuan Tugas Polisi Militer Angkatan Darat Para", English: "Para-Military Police Task Force") was the presidential bodyguard unit established by former Indonesian President Soeharto. This task force of milita ...

task force during state visits and national holidays. It is the main band that plays at official ceremonies and receptions for high-ranking officials that visit Indonesia, including heads of state, heads of government, and diplomatic delegations, as well as in providing musical accompaniment to state ceremonies (including oath taking ceremonies), parades, accreditation ceremonies of ambassadors, and various community events. The band is based in

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, the national capital, and is the official band stationed in the

Merdeka Palace The Merdeka Palace (; also known in Indonesian as ''Istana Gambir'' and during the Dutch colonial times as ''Paleis te Koningsplein''), is one of six presidential palaces in Indonesia. It is located on the north side of the Merdeka Square in Cen ...

within Jakarta during ceremonies of national importance and during state visits to the Republic, a duty it alternates from either the Merdeka Palace and/or at the

Bogor Palace The Bogor Palace (; ) is one of six presidential palaces of Indonesia, it is located in the city of Bogor, West Java. The palace is noted for its distinctive architectural and historical features, as well as the adjoining botanical gardens. Istan ...

Bogor Bogor ( su, , nl, Buitenzorg) is a city in the West Java province, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide.West Java West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...

. As the official presidential band it performs for the President, Vice President, and foreign dignitaries during their visits to Merdeka Palace and Bogor Palace, as well as during the Independence Day flag ceremonies every August 17. Also, the band also appears at a wide range of events together with the Headquarters Ceremonial Band of the Indonesian National Armed Forces and the Ceremonial Band of the Indonesian National Police, especially during Armed Forces Day (October 5) and Police Day (June 1). One of the band's recent performances was during the 2020 state visit to Indonesia of Singapore President Halimah Yacob.

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