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Sin Bandera was formed spontaneously: Leonel García (from Mexico) had the idea to be soloist, he showed talent on guitar and voice, but his project never took off with the record companies. At the same time, Noel Schajris (from Argentina) was preparing a solo album after making his debut in 1999. Both being musicians, composers and singers, they discovered the ideal formula to unite their talents and personalities in 2000. Noel Schajris was born in 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Leonel García was born on January 27, 1975 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. In 2007, the duo decided to split and...

Geraldo Rivera Rodriguez was born on July 31, 1973. Jerry is originally from Humacao, Puerto Rico, but he grew up in Levittown, near Toa Baja on the central northern coast of the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. Siblings include Saned, Edwin, Ito, and José, who all have careers in salsa (one of his brothers was with Puerto Rican Power). In an interview with Maria Conchita Alonso (for "Al día con Maria Conchita"), Jerry talks about how sure his father was that he would succeed. His parents, also musicians, inspired him to become a musician and as a child he would...

NOTE: As it seems, there are four musical ensembles going by the name "Banda": one is a Slovak ethno band, the two is a traditional Mexican music, the three is a russian R`n`B band leading Timati and the fourth one is Polish hip hop group from Radom. The following text is about the Slovak Banda. The musical band Banda originated in 2003. The band approaches folk songs in a modern manner, which categorises it into the ethno or world music. Basing on familiar knowledge and interpretive mastering the traditional, authentic vocal and instrument forms, the Banda creatively restructures and reinterprets...

Banda Sinaloense el Recodo de Don Cruz Lizárraga, often referred to as Banda el Recodo is one of the best-known Mexican banda groups. Since its founding in 1938, it has been under the direction of the Lizárraga family. Banda el Recodo has performed with such popular artists as Juan Gabriel and Vicente Fernández. The ensemble consists of four clarinets, three trumpets, a tambora, a tarola, a tuba (Sousaphone style), three trombones, and three singers. Banda el Recodo was founded by Don Cruz Lizárraga from Sinaloa, Mexico. Although he had to drop out of high school to work, Lizárraga was an...