Banda Blanca Explained

Banda Blanca
Origin:	Honduras
Genre:	Punta rock
Years Active:	–present
Label:	EMI, Rodven
Current Members:	Julio 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

• Music of Honduras

Notes and References

1. Web site: Banda Blanca. Aldos del Recuerdo. Spanish. January 15, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20091009100843/http://www.aldosdelrecuerdo.com/bandablanca_historia.html. October 9, 2009. dead.
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. January 15, 2011.
3. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=banda blanca|chart=all}} Banda Blanca – Chart History ]. . January 15, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110115004625/http://www.billboard.com/ . January 15, 2011 . live .
4. Tropical Albums – Week of April 20, 1991 . April 17, 2011. April 20, 1991 . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20110416044749/http://www.billboard.com/. April 16, 2011 . live.
5. Web site: Univision | Shows, Entretenimiento, Noticias, Deportes y Novelas.