Style of Mexican music heavy on brass and percussion
Banda music
Stylistic origins
Mexican sones
Cultural origins
Mid-19th century in Oaxaca, Yucatan, Morelos
Typical instruments
Tuba, Trumpet, Trombone, Snare drum, Tambora
Derivative forms
Duranguense
Banda is a subgenre of regional Mexican music and type of ensemble in which wind (mostly brass) and percussion instruments are performed.
The history of banda music in Mexico dates from the middle of the 19th century with the arrival of piston brass instruments, when community musicians tried to imitate military bands. The first bandas were formed in Southern and Central Mexico. Many types of bandas exist in different territories and villages, playing traditional or modern music, organized privately or municipally.
Banda is a subgenre of regional Mexican music and type of ensemble in which wind (mostly brass) and percussion instruments are performed. The history...
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Banda Machos is a regional Mexican band from Villa Corona, Jalisco. The band specializes in the technobanda genre. They are best known for popularizing...
folk music tradition. Polyphony and counterpoint are common components, as is a varied rhythmic structure. The trumpet-based music of the Bandas has also...
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y La Jerez, or simply Banda Jerez is a Mexican banda group from Jerez, Zacatecas, Mexico formed in the late 1980s. Among Banda Jerez's many hits include...
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the home of Banda Machos, who along with Banda Maguey have been called the two most successful exponents of the technobanda sound. Banda Maguey was led...
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norteño and bandamusic, known as norteño-banda, with low notes played by a sousaphone instead of a bass guitar as is traditional in norteño music. Before...
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tragedia de Rosita, and la adelita) and couples, not just about men. Banda: Bandamusic was made with the imitation of military bands that were imported during...
popularity also varies by regions. Subgenres include banda, duranguense, grupero, mariachi, New Mexico music, Norteño, Sierreño, Tejano, and Tierra Caliente...
Banda Cuisillos de Arturo Macías, or simply Banda Cuisillos, are a Mexican banda group from the city of Cuisillos, Jalisco. They are well known for wearing...
are listed in bold. Legacy Award: Banda MS Legacy Award: Ricardo Montaner Pioneer Award: Yandel "Latin American Music Awards 2024: ¿Quiénes son los tres...
mouthpiece. It is most commonly used in British brass bands, and Mexican bandamusic whereas the French horn tends to take the corresponding parts in concert...
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Latin America. It focuses on Regional Mexican music; in addition to bandamusic, its playlist includes mariachi and norteño, among others. Bandamax was...
Swing Latino (1994) Hot, Hot, Hot (2000) Saben Quien Llego (2015) Music of Honduras "Banda Blanca" (in Spanish). Aldos del Recuerdo. Archived from the original...
Daniel Pescador in 1984. "El Sinaloense" is often considered Mexican bandamusic, but it can be performed in any regional Mexican subgenre. It is a Son/Huapango...
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