Banda Los Recoditos

**Banda Los Recoditos** is a Mexican band. The members of the group formed the band in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico.

## History

In 1989, Banda Los Recoditos wad formed by a group of students. The band's name came from Banda el Recodo. This was because they were children of the band members from Banda el Recodo, a Mexican band formed by Cruz Lizárraga. Lizárraga invited the boys to perform at a birthday party for José Ángel Espinoza Ferrusquilla, a family friend. After they were done singing, everyone was amazed at their talents. This helped them realize their love for music.

They started out by singing in celebrations in Mazatlan and other neighborhoods close by. They began to become popular among the people in the city. The band recorded their first album _A Bailar de Cabllito_. This album helped the band to tour in the United States, where they were asked to play. After the released, Pancho Barraza, and Alfonso Lizárraga joined Banda el Recodo.

In 1998, the band renamed their name to "Banda Vuelta De Rio". Alfonso Lopez had wanted to change the name. They recorded three independent albums. In 2001, they changed their band's name to "Banda Los RCS" (Banda Ritmo Con Sabor Sinaloense). However, in 2004, they changed their band name again to their original band name.

Carlos Perez, Luis Angel Franco, and Carlos Sarabia joined the band in 2004. They began recording Regional Mexican music. This was popularized by young Mexicans. In 2005, was given an award "Popular Breakthrough of the Year" at the Premios Oye!. This was for their third album _Si No Existieras_. In 2006, the band recorded an album with their parent's group Banda el Recodo called _Dos Generaciones_. In 2010, the band released _¡Ando Bien Pedo!_ their first major album. It reached to number one on the _Billboard_ Top Latin Albums chart. The single, which is the same name, reached number one on the Hot Latin Tracks chart as well. On September 19, 2010, Luis Angel Franco announced that the band is working on a new album. They released it in 2011 under the title _A Toda Madre_.

## Band members

|style="background:blue; color:white" align="center"|Member|style="background:blue; color:white"|Instrument|style="background:blue; color:white"|Age|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Samuel Sarmiento|Vocals|26||||
|Luis Angel Franco|Vocals|28||||
|Cristian Oronia|Clarinet|||||
|Cruz Lizárraga|Clarinet|||||
|Fernando Munoz|Clarinet|||||
|David Lejarza|Trumpet|69||||
|Eduardo Medrano|Trumpet|23||||
|Horacio Nieves|Trumpet|||||
|Marco Figueroa Trombone|59|||||
|Armando Osuna|Trombone|||||
|Jair Nataniel Avilés|Trombone|||||
|Yazid Benitez|Tambora|||||
|Víctor Sarabia|Snare drum|||||
|Aldo Sarabia|Background vocals|||||
|Devyl Figueroa|Background vocals|||||
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## Discography

- _A bailar de Caballito_ (1990)
- _Lola la Bailera_ (1990)
- _Las rejas no matan_ (1991)
- _Tu abandono_(1992)
- _Un Sólo Cielo_ (1993)
- _Adiós amor_(1994)
- _Canto Para Tí_ (1995)
- _Siempre te voy a recordar_ (1996)
- _El Nylon_ (1997)
- _Y Todavia Hay Amor_ (1998)
- _Como La Primera Vez_ (2001)
- _Si No Existieras_ (2004)
- _Dos Enamorados_ (2005)
- _Vengo a Decirte_ (2007)
- _'¡Ando Bien Pedo!_ (2010)
- ''A Toda Madre (2011)