Llevatela Calmadon (2005)

For many years, banda was sort of marginalized in the regional Mexican market. Banda started out as instrumental music -- the late, great Don Cruz Lizárraga was leading an early instrumental Banda el Recodo lineup as far back as 1938 -- and even when vocals were added, banda didn't become a huge moneymaker overnight. But banda has enjoyed a real commercial boom in the '90s and 2000s thanks to Rogelio Martínez, Lupillo Rivera, Ezequiel Peña, and all the others who have been pumping fresh blood into the Mexican art form. ... Read More

For many years, banda was sort of marginalized in the regional Mexican market. Banda started out as instrumental music -- the late, great Don Cruz Lizárraga was leading an early instrumental Banda el Recodo lineup as far back as 1938 -- and even when vocals were added, banda didn't become a huge moneymaker overnight. But banda has enjoyed a real commercial boom in the '90s and 2000s thanks to Rogelio Martínez, Lupillo Rivera, Ezequiel Peña, and all the others who have been pumping fresh blood into the Mexican art form. Banda is competitive as hell these days, which doesn't mean that Martincillo Vizcarra shouldn't have jumped in the fray with his first album, Llevatela Calmadon. Actually, Vizcarra isn't brand-new to banda -- the Sinaloa-born singer had, as of 2005, been performing live in the southwestern United States (his adopted home) for about ten years before Fonovisa signed him as a solo artist. But Llevatela Calmadon is his official recording debut. This CD isn't as eclectic or as adventurous as some of the banda that Jenni Rivera, Pura Caña, Travieso Musical, or Yolanda "La Potranquita" Pérez have been coming out with, but it's a noteworthy, pleasing effort that underscores Vizcarra's proficiency with waltzes ("Volverte a Ver," "Aun Se Acuerda de Mi"), corridos ("Corrido de Chayito," "Corrido de Andres Montes"), and Mexican-style cumbia (the title track). While Vizcarra isn't groundbreaking and doesn't point banda in any new directions, he's clearly skillful -- and this worthwhile, if brief, debut indicates that the Sinaloa, Mexico, native turned U.S. resident is well worth keeping an eye on if one fancies a more traditional approach to banda. ~ Alex Henderson, Rovi Read Less

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