Banda Sinaloense El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga, often referred to simply as Banda El Recodo, is a Mexican banda formed in Mazatlán, Sinaloa in 1938; it has been under the direction of the Lizárraga family. Banda El Recodo has recorded with popular artists such as José Alfredo Jiménez and Juan Gabriel. The ensemble consists of four clarinets, three trumpets, a tambora, a snare drum set with cowbells & cymbals, a sousaphone, three trombones, two tenor horns (referred to as , or in Mexico), and two vocalists. History Banda El Recodo was founded by Cruz Lizárraga, a young musician who also gave it its current appearance, including the setting, style, shape and number of current members that associated it with the place of their origin, the State of Sinaloa on the Mexican Pacific. El Recodo was named after the town Lizárraga was born in. In 1989, Banda El Recodo officially incorporated a vocalist into their line-up. Prior to this year, Banda El Recodo and most other brass bandas recorded almost exclusively instrumentals. Banda El Recodo had previously provided the music on certain albums for solo artists such as José Alfredo Jiménez and Manolo Velarde. They were the first Mexican brass banda to perform in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, North and South America. They were also the first Mexican band to play in the US State of Hawaii. On 17 June 1995, Banda El Recodo's founder, Cruz Lizárraga died in Mazatlán after a long illness, two weeks before his 77th birthday. Banda El Recodo was touring in Europe at the time of his death. They are the only band to win the Latin Grammy nine times. In 2003, Banda El Recodo became the first Mexican band to be invited to perform at The Latin Grammy Awards, repeating their performance in 2008, 2010, 2015 and 2017, which made the Mexican band with the most participation in these awards. They have received 12 "Premios Lo Nuestro" in their career, becoming the band with more awards in its genre. They are winners of five Billboard Awards throughout their career in the categories "Album of the Year," "Song of the Year" and "Master Tone." They are five-time winners of Premios Oye. They are winners of Premios Bandamax, where they also received the special award "Productor y Visionario de La Música Regional." In 1999, Banda El Recodo performed at the Plaza de Toros México in Mexico City,