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Jamaican Military Band (JMB) is one of two military bands in the Jamaican Defence Forces, with the other being The Jamaica Regiment Band. The main task of the band is to play music at all national and military ceremonies. The band's repertoire includes mostly classical and marching music. During war time, the band takes on operational roles such as Medical Assistants.
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- 1 2 Barrow, Steve & Dalton Peter (2004) "The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.", Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-329-4
- ↑ "Artistes presented with national awards Archived 16 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine ", Jamaica Observer, 16 October 2007
- ↑ Staff report (20 August 2008). Johnny Moore, 70, Ska Trumpeter, Is Dead. Associated Press
