Banda Jerez

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Banda Jerez de Zacatecas, La Numero Uno Banda Jerez, and mostly simply known as Banda Jerez is one of the most popular young Mexican bandas. Banda Jerez's hits include "Billete Verde", "Una Mujer Casada" "Tan Bonita", "Cerveza Helada", "La Cabrona", "La Baraja" and most recently "Tamarindo". The band was named after Jerez de García Salinas, Zacatecas, Mexico, where it was founded. Traditionally, Banda Jerez also produced various re-singings of traditional ranchera songs, from a range of Vicente Fernandez and Jose Alfredo Jimenez. Their career as a band stretches from the late 80s to the present. The ensemble of members consist of vocalists Marco Antonio Flores, and Rafael Juárez, and the rest consist of 3 clarinets, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, a tambora, a tarola, a tuba, and 2 saxophones.