Banda Macho y Banda Maguey - April 18, 2025

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BANDA MACHOS

Banda Machos is a Mexican band originally from Villa Corona, in the state of Jalisco. The band sings a combination of Banda music, Quebradita, and Ranchera. Banda Machos has performed songs composed by Joan Sebastian, Jose Guadalupe Esparza, José Alfredo Jiménez, Ivan Diaz, Horacio Ortíz and Marco Antonio Solís. The band has been together for over 26 years and has recorded over 22 albums.

ORIGINS

In 1990, 13 young men from Villa Corona came together to form a musical group. They recorded and released their first album, Serian Las Dos, on cassette that same year. Composed primarily of cumbias, rancheras and corridos, the band’s debut achieved moderate success. In 1991, Banda Machos issued Casimira, with the title track, Lena De Pirul, La Culebra, Un Indio Quiere Llorar, No Soy Monedita De Oro, La Cosita andTraficantes Michoacanos becoming major hits. They also interpreted El Viejo Joven and Un Cariño Como Tu, both well known songs by Joan Sebastian. The band began using their phrase Arre Machos! on many of their songs. The band’s breakthrough came with 1992’s Sangre De Indio, which spawned Al Gato Y Al Raton, their biggest hit at the time. Other hits on the album are La Secretaria, Y La Quiere Paco, Escuadras Del Sur,Sangre De Indio, Volvere, Mi Tesoro and Chaparra De Mi Amor. In 1993, they released their fourth album, Los Machos Tambien Lloran. The album featured Guerita, Motivos, Mi Luna, Mi Estrella, Las Nachas, La Carga Del Diablo, Las Mañanitas and Tu Abandono, all of which were popular songs in Mexico and the United States. The album cover was the first to display the band’s unique costumes that they gained recognition for. This production included the essential touch of their name by what many call “El Macho” consisting of a figure with a hat and suit. It is usually black, although it has changed color. Gracias Mujer was released in 1994. Hits on the album include Las Habas, La Más Bonita De Todas, El Puchoncito,Mi Otra Mitad, Esclavo y Amo and an interpretation of Bésame Mucho.

At the time, the band’s lead singer was Raúl Ortega, who after this release attempted a solo career with his own band known as Banda Arre. Raul had little success with his solo adventure, so he decided to return to the band in 2001. Machos released two albums, La Reunion and A Prueba De Balas that year. His return was short-lived, and soon after he left for good.

Their success came early on in the Quebradita wave, a style popularized in Los Angeles’ Latin circuit in the early ‘90s. In particular, their third album, Sangre De Indio (Blood of an Indian), which had their hit “Al Gato Y Al Raton” made them radio staples during the early 1990s.

MUSICAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Along with Banda el Recodo, among other bands, they were responsible for constructing a more danceable style of traditional Banda music. This was the Quebradita style which essentially combined cumbia with banda.

1990S AND BEYOND

The band became known early on as “La Reina de las Bandas” (Queen of the Bands), both because of their unique costumes and their early contributions to the Quebradita genre.[2]

In 1993, Banda Machos was awarded by Univisión’s Lo Nuestro for Revelation of the Year in the Mexican/ Regional category, achieving a Furia Musical award for Best Mexican Band. Banda Machos’ “Zappa Mambo” was featured in the movie My Family, produced by Francis Ford Coppola in 1995. After 1994’s Gracias Mujer, lead singer Raul Ortega left Banda Machos and formed his own band. During his absence, Raul was replaced by José (Pepe) Elpidio Morfin as lead vocalist. Mi Chica Ideal, released in 1995, had the singles Mi Chica Ideal, Usted, Te Lo Debo A Ti and Si La Miro Mañana, that dominated the charts. The album proved to be a big seller. In 1996, they followed up with Palabra De Machos. The majority of the album’s success came from the singles Morenaza, Se Lo Dejo A Dios, Mala, Chiquilla Bonita and Entre Perico Y Perico. The album’s cover dubbed Banda Machos La Reina De Las Bandas (Queen of the Bands), a name that

was given to the band. In 1997, their album Historia Sin Finwas released with great anticipation. The title track, Ya Lo Pagaras, Muevete, Tres Minutos, Me Canse De Ti and Sentimiento Navideño were the most popular songs on the album. The band continued steadily releasing new material well into the late ‘90’s, such as 1998’s Vivir Sin Ella (which included Besame y Abrazame, Las Mafias del Norte and Sierras Milagrosas) and 1999’s Rancheras De Oro. Rancheras De Oro featured En Toda La Chapa, No Compró Amores and Recuérdame Y Ven, the latter two having a music video. In 2000, Me Llamo Raquel, from their 11th studio album, Mi Guitarra Y Yo, took over radio waves in the United States and Latin America. Other songs include Fracase, Si Los Caminos Hablaran, A Capa y Espada, Los Dos Zacatecanos, A Mover El Bote and Ya No Me Dejo. After Mi Guitarra Y Yo, lead vocalist José Morfin, Mauricio Bueno & Bernando Lomeli opted to leave the band and formed Banda BM3. In 2001, with the return of Raul Ortega, Banda Machos released La Reunionand A Prueba De Balas. The majority of La Reunion featured duets with Mexican singers and two previously unreleased tracks (Muriendo de Amorand Fuera De Mi). A Prueba De Balas scored big with the title track, La Ruquita and Esa Chiche Vieja. This album was the most controversial because Banda Machos would be without their two star vocalists, as this was the final departure of Raul Ortega. In 2002, the band had not lost its essence, newcomers Eric Perez and Julio César Guerrero sharing lead vocals, Banda Machos released their self-titled album, which featured the hit, La Suegra In 2003, Banda Machos released El Cantante Del Siglo Y La Reina De Las Bandas in honor of Pedro Infante. In 2004, the band released Pura Pasion, which featured Te Vas, La Manguera and La Noche Que Murio Chicago. Time after, Alejandro Díaz joined Banda Machos and shared lead vocals with Julio César and in 2005, Banda Machos released Alma De Fuego. La Negra Le Pone was the lead single of the album. They celebrated their 15th year as band by performing for a live audience in Morelia. The entire performance was presented and is available onDVD. In early 2006, 20 Mil Heridas was released and nominated for a Grammy for Best Banda Album. Hits include 20 Mil Heridas, Regalenme Aire, Sueños Compartidos and Chivas Del Corazón. A Pesar

De Todo was released in the spring of 2007. Songs on the album include the title track, Cuatro Meses, El Chubasco, Copa Tras Copa, El Día Que Me Muera and Entre Copa y Copa. In 2008, El Proximo Tonto, the band’s 20th studio album in eighteen years, was released with the title track, La Novia Coja and No Hay Problema becoming hits. Banda Machos released Estas Seleccionada in 2009 with Arremangala Arrempujala as the lead single. Other songs that generated album sales are La Petacona and Te Lavaste La Cara, El Mono No. Currently, the lead vocalists are Alejandro Díaz and Julio César Guerrero. The back up singers are Rubén de Landa and Agustín Mariscal. Their songs are often satirical, filled with sexual innuendos and of double entendres. Among these we could include, for example “Las Nachas”, “Me Llamo Raquel”, “El Profesor” and “La Manguera”.

SOCIAL IMPACT

One of the songs recorded by the band was “La Culebra” (The Snake), a cover of a Cuban song. This song was played during the campaign stop, in which the PRI candidate to the Mexican Presidency in 1994, Luis Donaldo Colosio, was murdered. It is said that “La Culebra” was supposed to act as the signal to go ahead with the murder. The key stanza was where the song says “Ay, si me muerde los pies!, Yo la quiero acurruñar si me muerde los pies, Yo la tengo que matar”. (If it bites my feet, I have to grab it, If it bites my feet, I have to kill it).

In the only video recording of the event, one can hear the song in the background as the gun approaches the candidate’s temple.

Thanks to its album Sangre De Indio, Banda Machos was considered the creator of “The Ravine”, a distinctive dance of the techno-band, as Jorge Luis Berdeja cited in an article in the Cultural section newspaper “El Universal” from Mexico in 1997, which refers to the band as an element of identity especially among Mexicans living in the United States.

BANDA MAGUEY

Banda Maguey “La estrella de los bailes” is a musical group from Jalisco, Mexico. They originated in Villa Corona, also the home of Banda Machos, who along with Banda Maguey have been called the two most successful exponents of the “technobanda” sound. Banda Maguey was led by their singer Ernesto Solano who has also composed a number of their songs, including Pero Te Amo, a hit from their fourth album, El Mundo Gira. In 1998, Banda Maguey signed a record deal with BMG U.S. Latin and recorded Lágrimas De Sangre.

A favorite during the 1990s banda craze, Banda Maguey took over the radio waves with their debut album Tumbando Caña in 1994, which contained a number of hits including “El Alacran” a cover originally sung by La Sonora Matancera. Signed to Fonovisa a year earlier, Banda Maguey took over their native town with their onda grupera style. In May 1994, the band performed live for the first time in the United States. In 1995, Banda Maguey released La Estrella De Los Bailes, which featured the singles Como La Luna, Si Tú No Estás, Que Sacrificio, and Eva Maria that climbed local charts.

In 2012–13, Ernesto Solano spent several months in jail on charges that he had been misusing the name of the band in connection with his solo career.

• Tumbando caña (1993) (First album and only on MCM,today Warner)

• La Estrella De Los Bailes (1995) (First album on Fonovisa)

• Tu Eterno Enamorado (1996)

• El Mundo Gira (1997)

• Lágrimas De Sangre (1998) (First album on BMG)

• Exitos En Vivo (1998) (Live album)

• Mil Gracias (1999)

• Escorpión (2000)

• Canciones de mi pueblo (2001)

• Me Recordarás (2002)

• Metamorfosis (2003) (Last album on Fonovisa)

• XV+2 (2006) (Only album in Viva Music)

• Como México no hay dos (2007) (First album on Three Sound Records)

• Para que no me olvides (2009)

• Pa’ que veas lo que se siente (2009)

• Lo que son las cosas (2012)

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Christina Gomez, ChairoftheBoard

Marie D. Gallo, PresidentEmerita† June Rogers, Director Emerita

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Sarah Grover

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Geoff Wong

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Ryan Roth Gallo

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