Scottish Pipe Band Association of South America

By the late 1990s, South America had six pipe bands: three in Buenos Aires, two in Montevideo, and one in São Paulo. Despite the distances between their home cities, frequent contact and joint events led to the idea of a regional association.

SPBASA was officially inaugurated at the First South American Pipe Band Gathering in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 17 April 2004.

The association was designed around the region’s needs. It is run by an Executive Committee elected every two years by member pipe bands, through representatives on a Board that also includes independent pipers and drummers.

About SPBASA · Facebook group.

South American bands

These bands appear in SPBASA’s historical competition results; El Dorado is included using the supplied band logo.

• 11th Fire Company — Chile
• Andes Highlanders — Chile
• Banda Brasil Caledonia — Brazil
• Bariloche Highlanders — Argentina
• Chilean Highlands Pipes & Drums — Chile
• Highland Thistle Pipe Band — Argentina
• Latitude 33 Pipe Band — Uruguay
• Riverside Pipe Band — Uruguay
• SAPA Pipe Band — Argentina
• Sacramento Pipe Band — Brazil - Uruguay
• Santiago Metropolitan Pipe Band — Chile
• St. Andrew’s Society of São Paulo Pipes and Drums — Brazil
• St. Andrew’s Society of the River Plate Pipe Band — Argentina
• Wolney Highlanders — Brazil
• El Dorado Pipe Band — Colombia

Competition results.

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