Sergio Mendoza Y La Orkesta

Orkesta Mendoza
Orkesta Mendoza
Origin	Tucson, Arizona
Genres	Ranchera, cumbia, indie rock, mambo
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Cosmica Records (US); LePop (Europe), Glitterbeat (Europe)
Spinoff of	Pérez Prado
Members	Sergio Mendoza; James Peters; Quetzal Guerrero; Raul Marquez;
Website	http://orkestamendoza.com/

Orkesta Mendoza is a Latin music band from Tucson, Arizona. It was founded by singer and guitarist Sergio Mendoza in 2009. Through the use of Latin percussion, accordion, brass, and steel guitars, the band's style, dubbed "indie mambo", is a combination of ranchera, cumbia, psychedelic and indie rock.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Biography

Sergio Mendoza formed Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta in 2009 out of a one-off tribute project to the Cuban mambo king Pérez Prado, which proved too much fun to stop. Later renamed the band's name to Orkesta Mendoza.^[4]^[3]

In October, 2014, Orkesta Mendoza performed at WOMEX 14 Official Showcase Selection of World Music Expo 2014.^[5]

In May, 2015, Orkesta Mendoza performed at Pachanga Latino Music Festival.^[6]

Discography

Mambo Mexicano (2012)^[1]
La Rienda (2014)^[2]^[3]
¡Vamos A Guarachar! (2016)^[7]
La Caminadora (2018)
Curandero (2020)

Members

Sergio Mendoza – vocals, piano, guitar
James Anthony Peters – drums, percussion, sequencing
Quetzal Guerrero - violin, vocals
Raul Marquez - trumpet, guitar, vocals

Guest touring Members

Brian Lopez - guitar, vocals

Former members

Marco Rosano – saxophone, clarinet, accordion, keyboard Trombone
Sean Rogers – double bass

References

External links

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