Norteno heart-throb Espinoza Paz succeeds by combining traditional sounds (tuba dominates every song here) with tastefully spare production and arrangements that appeal not just to fans of commercial Mexican music, but to world music aficio...
With its second record, EL GRUPO JOVEN DE LA MUSICA DURANGUENSE, the seven-man group Brazeros Musical de Durango exploded to the top of the Mexican music scene, and became one of the leading lights in the Duranguense music scene. Duranguens...
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 si...
One of Mexico's more vital and diverse duranguense groups, El Trono de Mexico have been building an impressive discography filled with rancheras and balladas since their emergence in the mid-2000s. ALMAS GEMELAS features more of an emphasis...
Hailing from Mazatlan, La Arrolladora Banda El Limon is a 17-piece ensemble that specializes in corridos and Latin pop. The group adds to a sizable discography with 2007's Y QUE QUEDE CLARO, which boasts their full, textured sound, balancin...
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.Normally you wouldn't recommend a three-CD set as an introduction to...
Mariachi Real de San Diego: Mauricio Gonzalez (guitarron); Pedro Gonzalez (vihuela); Ramon Parra, Alfredo Ramos (violin); Ramon Arvizu, Miguel Rosales (trumpet).Mariachi music might seem like the sound of bygone Mexico, but it's still ve...