Banda Sinaloense el Recodo de Don Cruz Lizárraga, often referred to as Banda el Recodo or simply La Banda Sinaloense (Spanish: "the Sinaloan Band") is one of the best-known Mexican banda groups. Since its founding in 1938, it has been under the direction of the Lizárraga family. Banda el Recodo has performed with such popular artists as Juan Gabriel and Vicente Fernández. Sinaloa is a state in northwestern Mexico. ... Banda is a brass-based form of traditional Mexican music. ... Juan Gabriel, (born Alberto Aguilera Valadez) on 7 January 1950 is a Mexican[1] singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representatives of the Mexican ranchera, ballad, mariachi, and pop music. ... Vicente Fernández (born Vicente Fernández Gómez on February 17, 1940) is a Mexican ranchera singer. ...

The ensemble consists of four clarinets, three trumpets, a tambora, a tarola, a tuba (Sousaphone style), three trombones, and three singers. Two soprano clarinets: a Bâ™­ clarinet (left, with capped mouthpiece) and an A clarinet (right, with no mouthpiece). ... The trumpet is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... Tambora, as a place name, may refer to: Mount Tambora, a volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa. ... For other uses, see Tuba (disambiguation). ... Sousaphone player in Washington Square, New York City The sousaphone is a type of tuba often used in a marching band. ... Never look at the trombones. ...

La Banda el Recodo was founded in by Don Cruz Lizárraga (July 1, 1918 – June 17, 1995), a native of Sinaloa. Although he had to drop out of junior high school to work, Lizárraga was an excellent bandleader and musician. Self-taught on the clarinet, he was forced to sell one of his hogs to pay for his new musical instrument. Once he moved to Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Lizarraga signed a deal with RCA Victor and soon formed Banda el Recodo. Since his death in 1995, Lizarraga's son has taken over the group and undertaken extensive international tours. Today, La Banda el Recodo continues to be one of the most famous and most popular bandas of all time. Don (usually preceded in English by the), derived from Latin Dominus, is a Spanish (pron. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Two soprano clarinets: a Bâ™­ clarinet (left, with capped mouthpiece) and an A clarinet (right, with no mouthpiece). ... Hog is a domestic or feral adult swine. ... Mazatlán [masaˈtlan] is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa; the surrounding municipio (municipality) for which the city serves as the municipal seat is also called Mazatlán. ... Sony BMG Music Entertainment is the result of a 50/50 joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (part of Sony) and BMG Entertainment (part of Bertelsmann AG) completed in August 2004. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

See also

References

• All Music Guide (AMG) on La Banda el Recodo

External links

• Banda El Recodo[Fan site]
• Banda el Recodo Official website
• La Banda el Recodo at Fonovisa Records