Banda Machos

Often appearing high on the charts, Jalisco, Mexico's large norteño group Banda Machos have, along with Banda El Recodo, paved the way for the la quebradita style in Mexican music, melding banda with ranchera and cumbia to create a more danceable approach to tradition. They made their debut with 1990's Serían las Dos, which showcased their infectiously hooky, polyrhythmic grooves. Their breakthrough came after issuing 1992's Con Sangre de Indio (peaking at 16 on the Mexican Regional Albums chart), which received international airplay and provided the group with the profile nec...