Banda Jerez

Marco Flores y La Jerez, or simply Banda Jerez is a Mexican banda group from Jerez, Zacatecas, Mexico formed in the late 1980s. Among Banda Jerez's many hits include "Billete Verde", "Una Mujer Casada" "Tan Bonita", "Cerveza Helada", "La Cabrona", "La Baraja", "Tamarindo", and "La Iguana". The band was named after Jerez de García Salinas, Zacatecas, Mexico, where it was founded. Banda Jerez re-works traditional ranchera songs, from Antonio Aguilar, Vicente Fernández, Heriberto Lazcano and José Alfredo Jiménez . The ensemble of members consist of vocalists Marco Antonio Flores, and Rafael Juárez, and three clarinetists, three trumpeters, three trombonists, two tenor horns, a tambora, a tarola, and a sousaphone player.

In July 2012, the vocalist Marco Flores was kidnapped along with a friend, and they were held ransom for about a month. His family agreed to pay a ransom of five million pesos to secure their release.[1][2]

Albums

Mujeres y Mentiras was released in August 2007. The album contained the songs including "El Toro Bermejo" and "La Iguana". A second album was released in September 2008. Dicen Que Soy Borracho and contains 13 songs including "El Alegre", "El Negrito No Es Mio", "Te Advierto", "La Virginia", "El Zacatecano" and "Los Bueyes". The third album Me Vale Ver Gatos released in October 2009, contains 12 songs including "Me Vale Ver Gatos Bravos", "La Cumbia de Remo", "El Hombre Que Más Te amo","Pobre del Pobre" and "Que Suene la Banda".

Discography
  • 2004 Corazon Ranchero
  • 2005 Billete Verde
  • 2006 Me Gustan Las Viejas Buenas
  • 2007 20 Tamborazos
  • 2007 Mujeres Y Menras
  • 2008 Dicen Que Soy Borracho
  • 2009 Tributo A La Revolucion Mexicana
  • 2009 Me Vale Ver Gatos Bravos
  • 2010 Enamorado Y Parrandero
  • 2010 Corridazos
  • 2011 Puro Zacatecas
  • 2012 Me Voy A Embriagar
  • 2012 De Nueva Cuenta
  • 2013 Gracias
  • 2013 La Puerta Del Rancho
  • 2014 Esta Noche Cena Pancho
  • 2014 Soy El Bueno

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-11-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-11-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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