Los Relámpagos del Norte
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Los Relámpagos del Norte was a norteño
band formed in the early 1960s by Cornelio Reyna
and Ramón Ayala
. The band is best known as a duo. Cornelio Reyna was the lead singer and bajo sexto player, while Ramon Ayala was the background vocalist and the accordion player. After successful careers together, Cornelio and Ramon parted ways in the early 1970s. They later reunited in 1996 to record a live album
which was successful among their core audience. The duo had plans to record a new album, but Cornelio Reyna died in January 1997.
This band is respected in the norteño music world and is one of the founding bands for the genre. Servando Cano the representative of Los Relampagos Del Norte, currently represents various bands of similar style. These include Ramon Ayala
, Intocable
, Los Tigres del Norte
, El Poder del Norte
, Pesado, Duelo, La Firma, Invasores de Nuevo Leon, Herederos de Nuevo Leon, La Leyenda and several others.
Norteño (music)
Norteño , also norteña or conjunto, is a genre of Mexican music. The accordion and the bajo sexto are norteño's most characteristic instruments. The norteño genre is popular in both Mexico and the United States, especially among the Mexican community...
band formed in the early 1960s by Cornelio Reyna
Cornelio Reyna
Cornelio Reyna was a Mexican norteño singer.Cornelio Reyna formed a partnership with the legendary Ramón Ayala to create the famous duet called Los Relampagos del Norte in 1963. The band stayed together for eight years and then in 1971, Reyna decided to pursue a solo career as a mariachi singer...
and Ramón Ayala
Ramón Ayala
Ramón Ayala is a Mexican-American musician, composer, and songwriter of norteño and conjunto music. Known as the "King of the Accordion," Ayala has recorded over 105 albums for which he has received four Grammy Awards. Additionally, Ayala has been featured in thirteen movies...
. The band is best known as a duo. Cornelio Reyna was the lead singer and bajo sexto player, while Ramon Ayala was the background vocalist and the accordion player. After successful careers together, Cornelio and Ramon parted ways in the early 1970s. They later reunited in 1996 to record a live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
which was successful among their core audience. The duo had plans to record a new album, but Cornelio Reyna died in January 1997.
This band is respected in the norteño music world and is one of the founding bands for the genre. Servando Cano the representative of Los Relampagos Del Norte, currently represents various bands of similar style. These include Ramon Ayala
Ramon Ayala
Ramon Ayala is a bajo sexto player from Donna, Texas, who currently resides in the Rio Grande Valley. He is the son of Pedro Ayala. His progressive style and technique has earned him the 2009 Bajo Sexto Player of the Year Award from the South Texas Conjunto Association. In 2009 he celebrated his...
, Intocable
Intocable
Intocable is a Tejano/Norteño musical group from Zapata, Texas that was started by friends Ricky Muñoz and René Martínez in the early 90's. Within a couple years as a band, Intocable had already risen to the top of the Tejano and Norteño fields with a musical signature that had fused Tejano's...
, Los Tigres del Norte
Los Tigres del Norte
Los Tigres del Norte is a norteño-band ensemble based out of San Jose, California, hailing from Rosa Morada, Sinaloa, Mexico.- History :...
, El Poder del Norte
El Poder del Norte
El Poder del Norte is a Mexican musical group, and was formed in 1990 in Monterrey. It was formed by the brothers Buenrostro: Arturo, the accordionist, and Martin, the drummer....
, Pesado, Duelo, La Firma, Invasores de Nuevo Leon, Herederos de Nuevo Leon, La Leyenda and several others.