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banda

banda

5.8
A group of musicians who play lively Latin American music
  • noun
  • /ˈbɑːndə/
  • US
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  • During the celebration, we danced to the upbeat music of a local banda under the stars.

We're going to be playing some Banda, some cumbias.

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Examples

  • The festival featured a lively banda that played traditional cumbias and rancheras.

  • He's mixing regional Mexican music, you know, like Banda or corrido with rap.

  • We're going to be playing some Banda, some cumbias.

  • He he knows corridos and and Banda to an extent, right?

  • He used to be in a band called Banda Blanca from Anduras.

  • And that's why when I first got on TikTok, I had, I had did all, all old bandas, Los tucanos, Banda Mexicano, Banda Machos.

  • Music styles from Latin America and from Texas (with its prominent Mexican American population) such as ranchera, banda, conjunto, and tejano music are often ignored or overlooked.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The banda performed at the community center, drawing a large crowd eager to enjoy the vibrant tunes.

Synonyms

band
vsbanda
1.0

A group of musicians who play together

is focused on Latin American tradition rather than general groups
musical group
vsbanda
4 2.3

People who play music together for a crowd

is used mainly for ensembles in Latin American music
dance band
vsbanda
3 2.7

A group of musicians who play popular lively music for people to dance to

is usually part of Latin American ensemble tradition not only for dancing
bloco
vsbanda
  • UK
8.9

A group of musicians and dancers who parade in the street at Carnival in Brazil

are general musical groups in Latin America rather than street carnival troupes

How Big

orchestra
184 3.4
banda
  • US
5.8
quartet
30 3.5
trio
18 3.3
duo
75 2.8

Surface Forms

banda singular
bandas plural

Etymology

Banda comes from Spanish and Italian and shares the same root as English band, which originally meant 'a tie' or 'to bind'. So a musical banda is like a group 'bound together' by rhythm and instruments.