Banda Sinaloense el Recodo de Don Cruz Lizárraga, often referred to as Banda el Recodo is a Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 Banda sinaloense group. 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

Juan Gabriel

Alberto Aguilera Valadez , better known by his stage name Juan Gabriel , is a Mexican singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representatives of the Mexican ranchera, ballad, mariachi, and pop music....

, Michael Concepcion, and Roberto Marquez

Roberto Márquez

Roberto Marquez is a painter originally from Mexico. He later moved to Arizona, and then to New York. His paintings incorporate dreamlike images from literature, Mexican history, and the painter himself.-References:...

.

The ensemble consists of four clarinet

Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...

s, three trumpet

Trumpet

The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...

s, a tambora

Tambora (Mexican drum)

A tambora is a percussion instrument, resembling a bass drum in Mexican brass bands, mainly in Banda sinaloense and Tamborazo Zacatecano.It is a double headed membranophone with a diameter of 20 - 26 inches, a fixed cymbal on the frame that is struck with another cymbal and a stand for the drum. A...

: a bass drum with a cymbal on top, a tarola

Snare drum

The snare drum or side drum is a melodic percussion instrument with strands of snares made of curled metal wire, metal cable, plastic cable, or gut cords stretched across the drumhead, typically the bottom. Pipe and tabor and some military snare drums often have a second set of snares on the bottom...

: a snare drum, a tuba

Tuba

The tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the...

 (Sousaphone

Sousaphone

The sousaphone is a type of tuba that is widely employed in marching bands. Designed so that it fits around the body of the musician and is supported by the left shoulder, the sousaphone may be readily played while being carried...

 style), three trombones, and two singers.

Discography

• Banda el Recodo (1958)
• Que Siga La Tambora (1963)
• Los Invito a Mazatlán (1967)
• José Alfredo Jiménez canta al Recodo (1968)
• La Mejor Tambora Del Mundo (1975)
• El Sinaloense (1979)
• Banda El Recodo Vol. II (1981)
• A Bailar con El Recodo (1985)
• El Alma de Sinaloa (1986)
• El Apartamento (1990)
• Ahora Mejor Que Nunca (1991)
• La Número Uno... Ahora Con Puras Rancheras (1991)
• 13 Rancheras Y Cumbias (1992)
• El Bato Machin (1992)
• La Pelea Del Siglo (1992)
• Serie 20 Exitos (1992)
• 16 Rancheras Y Cumbias (1993)
• Pegando Con Tubo (1994)
• Picosito Y Ranchero (1994)
• De México Y Para El Mundo (1995)
• Pa' Puros Compas: Por Una Mujer Casada Y Otras Rancheras (1995)
• Ahora Mejor Que Nunca (1995)
• Tributo A Juan Gabriel (1996)
• De Parranda Con La Banda (1997)
• Tengo Una Ilusion (1998)
• Lo Mejor De Mi Vida (1999)
• Contigo Por Siempre (2001)
• No Me Sé Rajar
  No Me Sé Rajar
  No Me Sé Rajar is a studio album released by the Mexican banda ensemble Banda el Recodo. This album became their first number-one album in the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and also received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album.-Tracklisting:This information...
  
  (2002)
• Por Ti (2003)
• Nuestra Historia (2003)
• Puras De Juan Gabriel (2004)
• Best Of Banda Sinaloense De El Recodo: Ultimate Collection (2004)
• Hay Amor (2005)
• Lo Esencial Banda Sinaloense El Recodo De Cruz Lizarraga (2005)
• Mas Fuerte Que Nunca (2006)
• Banda El Recodo Vol. 1-Pa Puros Compas (2006)
• Puras Pa' Parrandear (2007)
• Que Bonito Es Lo Bonito (2007)
• Las Numero 1 (2007)
• Te Presumo (2008)
• Me Gusta Todo de Tí
  Me Gusta Todo de Tí
  - Chart performance :- Sales and certifications :...
  
  (2009)
• Las Numero Uno
  Las Numero Uno
  Las Numero Uno is a compilation album by Banda El Recodo. The album contains the singles "Me Gusta Todo De Ti" and "Te Pido Perdón "...
  
  (2010)
• ^^La Mejor de Todas^^ (2011)

External links

• Banda El Recodo
• Banda el Recodo at Billboard.com
• Banda el Recodo Official website