It is a representative unit in the GDF whose role is to provide musical accompaniment for ceremonial functions.
Members of the band were drawn from companies of the defunct British Guiana Volunteer Force.
[3] In early 2012, the band took part in a 6-month master class presided by a Colonel from the People's Liberation Army of China.
[4] In February 2013, Claude "Sonny" Ault, who served as band director for many years beginning in 1974, was found dead as a result of an alleged suicide.
Established in 1974 as the GDF String Band led by Andre Jackson accompanied by four members.