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 ...

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 ...

As 2016 comes to a close, Spotify revealed the most-streamed artists and songs in Mexico throughout the year. By Griselda Flores Senior Editor, Latin As 2016 comes to a close, Spotify revealed the ...

You know all those tubas and brass instruments you hear behind your favorite regional Mexican hits? That's banda sinaloense and this week Alt.Latino wraps up the Regional Goes Global series with a ...

We’re doing something different. It doesn’t matter the race or color, we’re just putting on this class to have fun,” the ...

As a 26-year-old communications student at Washington State University with a deep passion for music, entertainment and writing, I have always been fascinated by the world of regional Mexican music.

But there’s one musical genre Laferte had yet to tackle until now: banda, the celebratory style originated in the Mexican ...

The tuba mania in Southern California has subsided somewhat, yet the big horn’s journey reflects the liberation so many ...

Aldo Sarabia, a member of iconic Banda El Recodo, was found shot dead in Northern Mexico. Sarabia had been missing for over a week. His wife has been arrested in connection with the killing. NO links… ...