Banda El Recodo & Banda Los Recoditos in Bakersfield

Banda El Recodo is a Mexican banda ensemble founded in Sinaloa in 1938 by clarinetist Cruz Lizárraga. Its recordings helped bring banda sinaloense to a broad popular audience, and its best-known songs include “Y Llegaste Tú,” “Te Presumo,” “Me Gusta Todo de Ti” and “La Mejor de Todas.” The group marked its 80th anniversary with a homecoming concert at Estadio Teodoro Mariscal in Mazatlán. Banda El Recodo has spent decades performing at fairs, theatres and arenas in Mexico and the United States, presenting a full ensemble of brass, clarinets, percussion and multiple vocalists. Far beyond its home region, the band headlines Mexican-music concerts in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

Banda Los Recoditos is a Mexican banda sinaloense group formed in 1989 in the state of Sinaloa. Its catalogue moves between drinking songs, corridos and romantic material, and includes “Ando Bien Pedo,” “Mi Último Deseo” and “Me Sobrabas Tú.” The group has toured Mexico and the United States for decades, appearing at fairs, palenques, dance halls and theatres. Its concerts feature the full banda lineup of brass, woodwinds, percussion and multiple vocalists, drawing heavily on the songs that established its recording career. Mazatlán has also been the setting for filmed concerts by Banda Los Recoditos.