Band of the National Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan


The Exemplary Band of the National Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan is a military music unit made for state ceremonies carried out by the National Guard of Kazakhstan.
It was founded in 1965 as the band of the Internal Troops of the Kazakh SSR and is currently one of the leading musical groups of the Kazakh Armed Forces. Since its inception, the band has repeatedly performed military music on behalf of the Kazakh Internal Troops and the National Guard of Kazakhstan. The band is recognized notably for its dark and light blue uniform.
It has repeatedly taken part at various contests and festivals of military bands, including the International Festival of Brass Bands in St. Petersburg and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Military Tattoo. In 2015 and 2018, the band was invited to be a participant in The Amur Waves International Military Bands Festival. Furthermore, it performed at the 2019 Spasskaya Tower Festival.
Besides the central band, which is the seniormost of the bands of the National Guard, the band is also divided into the following sub-units: