In Padua, Italy, Palazzo Giusti detention center security police irregulars and other hangers-on in the service of Major Mario Carità were known as the banda Carità.

Hastings Banda, former president of Malawi

Banda Islands, a group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea

Banda machine, a type of copying machine (spirit duplicator)

Banda, India, administrative headquarters of Banda District

Banda music, a traditional Mexican form of music

Banda Sea, the sea of the South Moluccas in Indonesia, a part of the Pacific Ocean.

Banda District in Uttar Pradesh, India

Banda people, an ethnic group of the Central African Republic

Banda languages, spoken by the Banda people

the off-stage musicians in many operas, such as in Don Giovanni, Rigoletto or Aida or the costumed musicians on-stage, as in the festivities of L'Elisir d'Amore or Carmen.

Banda in the Philippines refers to a group of musicians typically composed of guitar players, drummer, and vocalists. Notable Pinoy Bands today in the Philippines are Bamboo, Rivermaya, Sugarfree, etc.