{"id":30459,"date":"2022-11-21T09:14:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T09:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vca.gov.mt\/?post_type=etn&#038;p=30459"},"modified":"2023-01-04T10:20:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T10:20:51","slug":"tikka-banda-2","status":"publish","type":"etn","link":"https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/en\/events\/tikka-banda-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tikka Banda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Christmas Festa in the streets of the Capital! Are you ready for Tikka Banda?<\/p>\n<p>This event is part of the Valletta Cultural Agency&#8217;s Christmas Programme: Christmas in the Capital.<\/p>\n<p>Tikka Banda was founded in late 2013, originally as a 6-piece band with the idea to offer a sound bite of a traditional Maltese Festa all year round, with a modern twist of course! Since then, Tikka Banda has grown and developed its repertoire to what it is today; a diverse, unique and modern 12-piece band ranging from wedding gigs to corporate functions. 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