First recorded in 1990–95; from Mexican Spanish: literally, band 1 (in the sense of “group of musicians”)
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People were swarming vendors from eateries all around Koreatown, dance circles formed around speakers blasting banda music, and “oohs” and “ahhs” at every missed shot were in perfect sync.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Música mexicana’s boom has reimagined sounds passed down through generations with corridos, rancheras, norteño, banda and sierreño for the streaming era.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Chuy Lizarraga and José Angel Ledezma Quintero—popularly known as El Coyote—boast a combined 10 million monthly listeners on Spotify, but their latest venture isn’t named after a heartbreak ballad or a rural banda anthem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Thrifted banda puffer jackets hang on the closet wall: Banda Recodo, Banda Machos, El Coyote y su Banda Tierra Santa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
Then they began the construction of a banda, one of the quickly built little thatched sheds, open at both ends.
From The Leopard Woman by White, Stewart Edward
Ora Banda generated A$121 million of operating cash flow and A$36 million of free cash flow in the quarter after investing in its projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Twins left-hander Anthony Banda, who received his World Series ring Monday from a gaggle of his former teammates, took over for Ryan in the seventh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Like everyone else in Banda, Yadav had adapted.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
It notes peers including Ora Banda Mining and Bellevue Gold are trading at large premiums to Pantoro’s A$1.5 billion market value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
But the opposition had still won, and unlike most African losers, Banda agreed to leave quietly and not start a war.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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