Banda is a brass-based form of traditional Mexican music. Established in the late 1960s in Sinaloa, a state in northern Mexico, banda music exploded in popularity in the late 1990s throughout Mexico and in the southwest United States, primarily in Texas and California, but also in the Midwest states of Iowa, Kansas, and Illinois. Thanks to the rapidly rising popularity of La Banda el Recodo, the genre has taken on a different role. A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular resonator (mouthpiece). ... The music of Mexico is extraordinarily diverse and features a wide range of different musical styles. ... The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Sinaloa is the name of a city, a municipality and a state in Mexico. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official language(s) English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack (D) Senators Chuck Grassley (R) Tom Harkin (D) Official languages English Area 145,743 km² (26th)  - Land 144,701 km²  - Water 1,042 km² (0. ... State nickname: The Sunflower State Other U.S. States Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) Senators Sam Brownback (R) Pat Roberts (R) Official languages None Area 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² (15th)  - Land 81,815 mi²; 211,900 km²  - Water 462 mi²; 1,196 km² (0. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Official language(s) English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... La Banda el Recodo ( also called La Banda Sinaloense, meaning The Sinaloan Band ) is one of the most famous Mexican banda groups. ...

La Banda el Recodo, Banda Jerez, El Coyote, and Julio Preciado are some of the most famous banda artists. La Banda el Recodo ( also called La Banda Sinaloense, meaning The Sinaloan Band ) is one of the most famous Mexican banda groups. ... La Banda Jerez (officially La Número Uno Banda Jerez) is one of the most popular Mexican bandas. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Julio Preciado on the album cover of his CD Que Me Sigue la Tambora) Julio Preciado y su Banda Perla de Pacifico (Julio Preciado and his Pacific Pearl Band) is a banda singer based in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. ...

Bandas play a wide variety of songs, including rancheras, corridos, cumbias, and boleros. The ranchera is a Mexican music style closely associated with the Mexican mariachi groups which evolved in Jalisco in the post-revolutionary period. ... The corrido is a popular narrative song and poetry form of the mestizo Mexican cultural area (which includes the Southern states of USA, taken from Mexican sovereignship in the midst and late 19th. ... Cumbia is a Colombian folk dance and dance music. ... The bolero is a type of dance and musical form. ...

The sound of banda

Bandas are made up of a number of brass instruments, most notably la trompeta. Clarinets and drums such as the tambora are also usually included. Bandas generally consist of about 15 members. Click here to hear what a typical banda song sounds like. (Piquites de Hormiga by El Coyote) A brass instrument is a musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular resonator (mouthpiece). ... The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the tuba, euphonium, trombone, sousaphone, and french horn. ... A bass clarinet, which sounds an octave lower than the more common Bâ™­ soprano clarinet. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

See also

• Music of Mexico
• Norteño (music)