In 2006, Banda El Recodo participated in Televisa's soap opera " La Fea Más Bella," where they also sang the closing theme song.īanda El Recodo made a small appearance in Hollywood cinema for the first time in the movie " Babel," which was directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu who decided to use their song "La Fea." That same year, they performed once again at the Zócalo of Mexico City before more than 100 thousand people that went to see them.īanda El Recodo has been the only band that has attended three FIFA World Cups (Japan 2002, Germany 2006 and South Africa 2010) to support the Mexican national soccer team with their music during the official games. Bush, during the festivities of Cinco De Mayo. In 2004, Banda El Recodo became the first band to be invited to perform at the White House in front of United States President George W. In 2003, Banda El Recodo performed three consecutive days with a total sold out at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. In 2000, Banda El Recodo gathered 135,000 people at Mexico City's Zócalo. Tickets were sold out three days prior to the day of their performance. In 1999, Banda El Recodo performed at the Plaza de Toros México in Mexico City, which was attended by over 50,000 fans. They are winners of Premios Bandamax, where they also received the special award "Productor y Visionario de La Música Regional." They are five-time winners of Premios Oye. They are winners of five Billboard Awards throughout their career in the categories "Album of the Year," "Song of the Year" and "Master Tone." They have received 12 " Premios Lo Nuestro" in their career, becoming the band with more awards in its genre. In 2003, Banda El Recodo became the first Mexican band to be invited to perform at The Latin Grammy Awards, repeating their performance in 2008, 2010, 20, which made the Mexican band with the most participation in these awards. They are the only band to win the Latin Grammy nine times. Banda El Recodo was touring in Europe at the time of his death. On 17 June 1995, Banda El Recodo's founder, Cruz Lizárraga died in Mazatlán after a long illness, two weeks before his 77th birthday. They were also the first Mexican band to play in the US State of Hawaii. They were the first Mexican brass banda to perform in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, North and South America. Banda El Recodo had previously provided the music on certain albums for solo artists such as José Alfredo Jiménez and Manolo Velarde. Prior to this year, Banda El Recodo and most other brass bandas recorded almost exclusively instrumentals. In 1989, Banda El Recodo officially incorporated a vocalist into their line-up. El Recodo was named after the town Lizárraga was born in. The ensemble consists of four clarinets, three trumpets, a tambora, a snare drum set with cowbells & cymbals, a sousaphone, three trombones, two tenor horns (referred to as saxores, amonias or charchetas in Mexico), and two vocalists.īanda El Recodo was founded by Cruz Lizárraga, a young musician who also gave it its current appearance, including the setting, style, shape and number of current members that associated it with the place of their origin, the State of Sinaloa on the Mexican Pacific. Banda El Recodo has recorded with popular artists such as José Alfredo Jiménez and Juan Gabriel. Luis Alfonso Partida "El Yaki" (Voice) (2008–2012)Ĭarlos (Charly) Pérez (Voice) (2009–2018)īanda Sinaloense El Recodo de Don Cruz Lizárraga, often referred to simply as Banda El Recodo, is a Mexican banda formed in Mazatlán, Sinaloa in 1938 it has been under the direction of the Lizárraga family. Victor Alfonso Sarabia Huitron ( Tambora) Luis Fernando Ibarra Gallardo ( Trombone) Ricardo Yocupicio Ulloa (Voice) (2018–present) Jesus Geovanni Mondragon Vidriales (Voice) (2012– Present) Joel David Lizárraga Lizárraga ( Clarinet) (2001– Present) Luis Alfonso Lizárraga Lizárraga ( Clarinet and Musical Director) (1990– Present) Universal/ Fonovisa Records (1996–present)