Pipe Band For Tanganyika
(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) DAR-ES-SALAAM. Nine sets of Scottish bagpipes are on their way to Dar-es-Salaam, capital of the United Nations Trust Territory of Tanganyika—but not to a Scots community. The local Aga Khan Volunteer Corps, a social youth organisation, has decided to set up a pipe band, the first of its kind among the big Aga Khan community in East Africa. One of the corps members was leader of a pipe band in Karachi, capital of Pakistan, and he made the suggestion that the Ismaili Community in Dar-es-Salaam should have a band. It is not decided yet whether kilted uniforms will be worn, but they may decide to have a tartan in red and green, which are the colours of the Ismaili flag.
Already nine members of the corps have practised for six or seven weeks on chanters brought from Pakistan, but it is hoped to find a Scots instructor who can give formal lessons when the bagpipes arrive. Several local Scots play the bagpipes, although their playing is usually confined to the annual Caledonian ball and Caledonian Society dinner.
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28157, 21 December 1956, Page 9
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184Pipe Band For Tanganyika Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28157, 21 December 1956, Page 9
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