page_title: Military Band Service (Kazakhstan)
section_title: Constituent bands
hierarchical_section_title: Military Band Service (Kazakhstan) / Constituent bands
caption_attribution_description: English: Band of the Republican Guard of Kazakhstan during the Spasskaya Tower Military Music Festival and Tattoo in 2014
context_page_description: The Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan is a musical department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan, which is responsible for the organization of military bands in the armed forces. It oversees the development of all the bands of the Kazakh Armed Forces, as well as provides training and guidance to these bands in their activities. The purpose of military bands in the Kazakh Armed Forces is to build patriotism in the military and improve the morale of the troops through the playing of cultural and national songs. The military band service is based on the HQ Band of the Central Asian Military District, which served the area of the Kazakh SSR in the Soviet era. The Central Band of the Ministry of Defense is the most senior of these bands, with its commander, Major Timur Dzhartibayev, being the Director of Music of the band service. Most of the leadership in the service also work in the State Wind Orchestra of Republic of Kazakhstan.
  The following 22 bands make up the MBS-AFK:
  Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan
  Presidential Band of the State Security Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan
caption: The Band of the Republican Guard performing in Moscow.
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