Hot 50 Banda Songs for Latin Music Playlist

We are celebrating the Banda genre with our new list! Don’t you just love lists? You know we do. Before we get to the list let’s address what Banda music is and its history.

What is Banda Music?

Banda music is a subgenre of Latin music. Banda is a style of Regional Mexican music and the musical ensemble (Banda means “band” in Spanish) of wind instruments, mostly of brass and percussion. If you’re thinking Banda (often confused with Mariachi) sounds like polka, you’re not wrong.

“German immigrants brought over polka music thus helping spur a marriage between traditional Mexican music and German polka music.” Casa Lucia

In this video, you’ll hear the traditional Banda sound. Do you hear trumpets, a clarinet, and a tuba? According to Berklee, you’ll typically see a Banda including “3 Trumpets, 4 clarinets, 3 valve trombones, 2 Eb alto horns, and 1 sousaphone.”

What is the History of Banda Music?

The history of Banda music in Mexico dates from the mid-1800s with the arrival of piston metal (brass) instruments. The first Bandas were formed in Southern and Central Mexico. Pancho Villa had Bandas with him wherever he went — as dictators often do — and that popularized the music along with access to brass instruments.

Banda hasn’t died in popularity, though, NPR’s podcast about the tuba revolution even talked about the rise of theft of those instruments in Los Angeles.

“I think in Mexican Banda music the tuba has always been kind of in the back, a very limited role for the tuba. Always necessary because that’s the base, that’s the kind of the propelling motor of the band, but always kind of, you know, not too sexy. In time some new musicians came about. They were better.” Sam Quinones

Banda is even getting more views than Bruno Mars and Cardi B!

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Hot 50 Banda Songs

Do you think Amazon missed your favorite? We’d love to know which. Leave it in the comments below. Our list of the top 50 Banda songs is ranked by downloads on Amazon.

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Last Updated: March 14, 2021

Song	Amazon Link
Ana Gabriel El Sinaloense (Versión Banda) 2020
Antonio Aguilar Despedida Con La Banda 1993
Antonio Aguilar Que Me Entierren Con La Banda 2020
Banda Bucanera El Son de la Tambora 2017
Banda Cachorros Samba tambora 2020
Bánda el Recodo Estoy Enamorado (Banda Zorro) 2014
Banda Guadalajara Express A Tamborazo Limpio 2007
Banda Multinacional Los Wawanco La Banda Está Borracha 2020
Cecilia Krull & Mala Rodríguez Agnus Dei (Banda Sonora Original de la Serie Vis a Vis) 2019
Chico Buarque A Banda 1966
Choco Orta & Chamir Bonano De Bandazo 2018
Control La Banda Dominguera 2004
Edwin Luna y La Trakalosa de Monterrey Dime Que Sí (Banda) 2018
El Alfa Banda de Camion (Remix) 2017
El Alfa Banda de Camion 2016
El Fantasma feat. Banda Los Populares Del Llano Las Verdades 2017
El Fantasma feat. Banda Los Populares Del Llano Mi 45 / Estudio 2017
Fabian Gomez Y Como Quieres Que Te Quiera (Banda) 2003
Frankie Vazquez La Banda (Tributo A Hector Lavoe) 2017
Fuego Dame Banda 2019
Gerardo Ortiz Regresa Hermosa (Versión Banda) 2017
Jenni Rivera & LUPILLO RIVERA Que Me Entierren Con la Banda 2000
Jenni Rivera Aparentemente Bien (Versión Banda) 2019
Jenni Rivera Engañémoslo (Versión Banda) 2020
Johnny Ventura Merenguero Hasta la Tambora 2010
José Alfredo Jiménez El Cobarde (Versión Banda) 2018
Juan Luis Guerra Angel para una Tambora 2020
Kinto Sol feat. Conejo La Banda Es Brava 2018
Leonel El Ranchero De Sinaloa Tu Lo Decidiste (Banda) 2006
Los Dos Carnales feat. Banda Los Populares Del Llano El de la Texana 2018
Los Dos Carnales feat. Banda Los Populares del Llano Resulta 2018
Los Huracanes Del Norte A Ritmo De Banda 2015
Los Originales De San Juan El Rey Del Cristal (Banda) 2005
Los Originales De San Juan La Raza Michoacana (Banda) 2005
Los Originales De San Juan Voy A Navegar (Banda Version) 2005
Los Tigres Del Norte La Banda del Carro Rojo 2005
Los Tucanes De Tijuana feat. Codigo FN Suena La Banda 2014
Los Tucanes De Tijuana Suena La Banda 2002
Luis R Conriquez Por Las Calles De Chicago (En Vivo Con Banda) 2020
Maluma Felices los 4 (Banda Version) 2017
Mane de la Parra feat. Julión Álvarez Cuéntame 2016
Marco Flores Y La Jerez feat. Banda los Escamilla Los Colorados 2018
Mariachi La Banda 2010
Mike Laure La Banda Borracha 1995
Natalia Oreiro No Me Arrepiento de Este Amor 2016
Palito Ortega La Casa del Sol Naciente 2018
Río Roma Yo Te Prefiero a Ti (Versión Banda) 2019
The Brew la Banda 2004
Uncion Tropical feat. Plena Sacra El Quinto y la Tambora 2016
Víctor García Mi Funeral (Versión Banda Sinaloense) 2003

If you think a Banda song should be on our list, be sure to comment below so that we can add it.

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