The AFM Band can trace its beginnings to around 1943 when still part of the Royal Malta Artillery under Her Majesty’s Forces.It now has a complement of forty-three highly qualified full-time musicians, under the baton of its Director of Music, Lieutenant John Ivan Borg.As a Military Band, its primary role is to fulfil a range of commitments in support of the Armed Forces of Malta on numerous ceremonial occasions.Its wide repertoire ranges from military marches to classic and popular music.