MEXICO CITY (AP) – Banda music is the soundtrack of modern Mexico, with its thumping polka beat and trumpets blasting everywhere from rural fairs to working-class Mexico City weddings. And it's ...

The group that originated banda music and that has been around for over half a century, is coming to town this weekend. Banda El Recodo will bring the Pima County Fair to a close with a concert on ...

PICO RIVERA, Calif. (KABC) -- Banda Las Angelinas is a rare breed in Banda music, a Mexican Regional music genre. In the industry, it's predominately male-driven and this band is challenging that norm ...

Banda music, whose name literally translates to “band,” stands as one of the most vibrant pillars of Regional Mexican musical tradition. Its roots trace back to the early twentieth‑century coastal ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Known as "La Diva de la Banda," Jenni Rivera became the most successful female artists of all time in Banda music, a Mexican regional genre. "She sang about women for women. She ...

On Aug. 19 the ordinarily serene setting of the Fowler Museum’s outdoor courtyard transformed into a wonderland of Spanglish and lively music as it hosted a free concert featuring Banda Viento de Oro ...

Late night on any given Sunday, along a usually quiet stretch of San Pedro Avenue just south of North Star Mall, traffic can come to a near halt at a nightclub called El Fuerte. Flares on the street, ...