Banda Maguey
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A favorite during the 1990s banda
craze, Banda Maguey took over the radio waves with their debut album Tumbando Caña in 1994, which contained a number of hits including "El Alacran" a cover originally sung by La Sonora Matancera. Signed to Fonovisa a year earlier, Banda Maguey took over their native town with their onda grupera style. In May of 1994, the band performed live for the first time in the United States. In 1995, Banda Maguey released La Estrella De Los Bailes, which featured the singles Como La Luna, Si Tú No Estás, Que Sacrificio, and Eva Maria that climbed local charts.
The band originated in the same Jalisco, Mexico town called Villa Corona, where Banda Machos is also from. Banda Maguey was led by their singer Ernesto Solano who has also composed a number of their songs, including Pero Te Amo, a hit from their fourth album, El Mundo Gira. In 1998, Banda Maguey signed a record deal with BMG
U.S. Latin and recorded Lágrimas De Sangre.
Banda music
Banda is a brass-based form of traditional music. Bandas play a wide variety of songs, including rancheras, corridos, cumbias, baladas, and boleros. Bandas are most widely known for their rancheras, but they also play modern Mexican pop, rock, and cumbias...
craze, Banda Maguey took over the radio waves with their debut album Tumbando Caña in 1994, which contained a number of hits including "El Alacran" a cover originally sung by La Sonora Matancera. Signed to Fonovisa a year earlier, Banda Maguey took over their native town with their onda grupera style. In May of 1994, the band performed live for the first time in the United States. In 1995, Banda Maguey released La Estrella De Los Bailes, which featured the singles Como La Luna, Si Tú No Estás, Que Sacrificio, and Eva Maria that climbed local charts.
The band originated in the same Jalisco, Mexico town called Villa Corona, where Banda Machos is also from. Banda Maguey was led by their singer Ernesto Solano who has also composed a number of their songs, including Pero Te Amo, a hit from their fourth album, El Mundo Gira. In 1998, Banda Maguey signed a record deal with BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
U.S. Latin and recorded Lágrimas De Sangre.
Official discography
- Tumbando Cana (1994)
- La Estrella De Los Bailes (1995)
- Tu Eterno Enamorado (1996)
- El Mundo Gira (1997)
- Lágrimas De Sangre (1998)
- Exitos En Vivo (1998)
- Mil Gracias (1999)
- Escorpion (2000)
- Canciones De Mi Pueblo (2001)
- Banda Maguey Mix (2001)
- Me Recuerdas (2002)
- 15 Canciones Favoritas (2002)
- Batalla De Bandas (2002)
- Banda Maguey: Y Siguen Los Exitos (2002)
- Y Siguen Los Exitos (2002)
- A Duelo (2002)
- Metamorfosis (2003)
- Serie 20 Exitos (2003)
- Banda Maguey Mix (2003)
- Coleccion Diamante: Banda Maguey (2003)
- Las Clasicas (2004)
- Banda Mix Y Mas (2004)
- Mis Favoritas (2005)
- Solo Lo Nuestro: 20 Exitos (2005)
- 10 De Collecion (2006)
- Tesoros De Coleccion (2007)
- Como Mexico No Ay Dos (2007)
- La Banda Maguey: Puros Exitos (2008)
- Jalisco vs. Nayarit (2009)
- Y Sigue Y Sigue Maguey (2009)
- Para Que No Me Olvides (2009)
- Pa'Que Veas Lo Que Se Siente (2009)