MEXICO CITY (AP) – Banda music is the soundtrack of modern Mexico, with its thumping polka beat and trumpets blasting everywhere from rural fairs to working-class Mexico City weddings. And it's ...

The mark of a great band is not measured by the size of the crowd they draw at the height of their career, but by the size of the hole left in the music scene when they break up. When La Banda ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Known as "La Diva de la Banda," Jenni Rivera became the most successful female artists of all time in Banda music, a Mexican regional genre. "She sang about women for women. She ...

PICO RIVERA, Calif. (KABC) -- Banda Las Angelinas is a rare breed in Banda music, a Mexican Regional music genre. In the industry, it's predominately male-driven and this band is challenging that norm ...

Jenni Rivera dreamed of being the Mexican American Oprah Winfrey. It's a dream that might have been within reach before her life was cut short by a plane crash Sunday. Rivera was 43. Though many had ...

On Aug. 19 the ordinarily serene setting of the Fowler Museum’s outdoor courtyard transformed into a wonderland of Spanglish and lively music as it hosted a free concert featuring Banda Viento de Oro ...

Mon Laferte, the Chilean singer with a powerful rasp of a voice, has sung her way through rock, metal, reggaeton, salsa and more with remarkable ease. She’s collaborated with Gwen Stefani and Juanes.