Oman participates in Basel Tattoo Military Music Show 2025
The event features musical bands from various countries around the world.
The Royal Guard of Oman's band will perform a variety of musical formations and displays at the festival, showcasing the diversity and richness of Oman's military music traditions.
Notably, the Basel Tattoo is an annual military festival established in 2006 and organized by the Swiss Ministry of Defense. It brings together international musical bands, performance teams, and musicians.
As the second-largest military music festival in the world after the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, the Basel Tattoo attracts approximately 130,000 visitors annually, making it one of the grandest military music spectacles globally.
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