This three-disc set, released in 1996, anthologizes the work of Camaron de La Isla. "Detras Del Tuyo Va," "Canastera," and "Estas Ciego Pa' No Ver" are among the tracks.
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Some inventive drumming and keyboarding are heard on this disc, along with a pleasing schmaltziness to the tunes and an earnest, imperfect lead singer. It's also neat to hear the electronics totally in control -- nearly every real banda instrument...

Although La Banda el Recodo (or La Banda Sinaloense as they're called here) have long been one of the most popular and prolific purveyors of banda music, they are also capable of moving into other styles, as Solo lo Nuestro: 20 Exitos shows. Most of...

Arranger: Lazaro Muniz.

Personnel: Rafa El Tachuela (flamenco guitar, oud); Dimokrat Taha (violin); Thomas Koch (double bass); Bjorn "Chico" Werra (electric bass); Daniel Gioia (cajon drums, percussion); Khader Ahmad (percussion); La Moraima (palmas).
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Full performer name: Banda Sinaloense "El Recodo" De Cruz Lizarraga.

Recording information: CBS Studios, London, England (1979-10-08_1979-10-09&1979-).

Personnel: Luis Días (vocals, guitar, electric guitar); Neri Oilvares, Juan "Coco" DeJesús (vocals, guitar); Claudio Fortunato (vocals, drums); Boni Raposo (vocals, djembe, percussion); Andrea Nolasco "Doña Chicha" Brand (vocals, percussion);...

Led by clarinetist René Camacho, this popular Sinaloa banda performs authentic traditional Mexican music, and has been a key unit in the norteno scene for decades. This 2009 release features the bouncy title track, which is also the lead single.

Full performer name: Banda Sinaloense "El Recodo" De Cruz Lizarraga.

Audio Mixer: Mario DeJesús.
Recording information: La Mente Maestra Studio, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico.
Photographer: Edwin David.
A member of the reggaeton clique Los Vaqueros, a group of musicians affiliated with the Puerto Rican duo...

An instrumental duo consisting of a bassist and a drummer, El Ten Eleven are groove-oriented post-rockers in the Chicago style; their self-titled debut album sounds like Tortoise stripped down to essentials, or a much less tortured Godspeed You...

Looking to build a classical music library? Want a collection of just "the hits" from the best-known composers? This collection provides hours of definitive classical music as performed by ensembles such as the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields,...