Banda Blanca
OriginHonduras
GenresPunta rock
Years active1971 (1971)–present
LabelsEMI, Rodven
MembersJulio Ardón
Óscar Gerardo Galindo
Juan Pompilio Tejeda Duarte
José Luis Rodríguez
Héctor Altamirano
Adán Rodríguez

Banda Blanca is a Honduran musical group formed in 1971. They began as a rock band but eventually integrated elements of merengue and punta rock into their music.[1] The group rose to fame in 1990, when their song "Sopa de Caracol" became an international success, peaking at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Songs in the United States.[2] Their songs "Fiesta" and "Swing Latino" also reached the American charts.[3] Their album Baila Blanca became a number-one hit on the Tropical Albums chart.[4] In 1991, they received a Lo Nuestro award in the category Tropical – New Artist of the Year.[5]

Band members

  • Julio Ardón – lead vocals
  • Óscar Gerardo Galindo – bass guitar
  • Juan Pompilio Tejeda Duarte – keyboards, backing vocals
  • José Luis Rodríguez – drums
  • Héctor Altamirano – guitar, backing vocals
  • Adán Rodríguez – piano, keyboards, backing vocals

Selected discography

  • ¡Fiesta Inolvidable! Vol. 1 (1982)
  • Sopa de Caracol (1990)
  • Fiesta Tropical (1991)
  • Alegría (1992)
  • Swing Latino (1994)
  • Hot, Hot, Hot (2000)
  • Saben Quien Llego (2015)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Banda Blanca" (in Spanish). Aldos del Recuerdo. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  2. ↑ Recasens Barbara, Albert (August 31, 2010). "El Baile de las Caderas, el Impacto de la Punta en las Otredades". A Tres Bandas: Mestizaje, Sincretismo e Hibridación en el Espacio Sonoro Iberomericano. Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural Exterior: 146. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Banda Blanca – Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 15, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Tropical Albums – Week of April 20, 1991". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 20, 1991. Archived from the original on April 16, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Univision | Shows, Entretenimiento, Noticias, Deportes y Novelas".
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