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...
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...
The exceptional success of Flores de Alquiler (2004) -- an album that spawned four major hits and remained firmly lodged in the upper reaches of the Latin album charts for a couple years, all the way until mid-2006 -- couldn't have been eas...
La 5ª Estación: Natalia Jiménez (vocals); Angel Reyero (guitar, background vocals); Pablo Dominquez (guitar).The success of Flores de Alquiler (2004) was a little slow to build for la Quinta Estación, but the success certainly came, part...
The accordion-driven sound of Los Dareyes De La Sierra highlights multi-facted portraits of Mexican life on their latest release, EL VIEJITO. With a playfulness in his voice, Dareyes' front man José Darey Castro tells us the stories of "El ...
Reduced to a duo (Natalia Jiminez and Angel Reyero) by 2009, La 5a Estation (the Fifth Station) retained their pop fullness on the buoyant SIN FRENOS. An adventurous LP, SIN FRENOS ranges from the retro-'80s American rock of "Que Te Queria,...