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 increasingly made in ...

Young Mexican-Americans have embraced banda and many musicians now first gain success in the United States before heading south to sing in dirt-floored rodeo arenas and auditoriums in Mexico.

Banda music is exploding in both Mexico and the US right now and it has to do with a bunch of young artists coming up that are ditching old school rules.

That's banda sinaloense and this week Alt.Latino wraps up the Regional Goes Global series with a visit to Sinaloa, Mexico, the birthplace of the genre.Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras visit the ...

The title track became an anthem for fans of regional Mexican music. Banda Los Recoditos has constantly produced top chart hits that resonate with the audience both in Mexico and abroad.

The regional Mexican star breaks down five essential songs from his fourth studio album, including one surprisingly inspired by Gustavo Cerati.

MEXICO CITY – 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 ...

CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — A member of the popular musical group Banda el Recodo was found dead in the Pacific resort city of Mazatlan early Wednesday, and his wife and her alleged lover were ...

The lead singer was shot early Saturday morning in Mexico City near Hotel Presidente in the heart of the city’s swanky Polanco district.

Once little known north of Mexico, banda has become the fastest growing genre of Latino music in the United States over the past 20 years.