Edwin Luna y La Trakalosa de Monterrey

Banda la Trakalosa de Monterrey is a brass and percussion ensemble from the city of Monterrey, Mexico. The group is part of the Mexican banda tradition, playing a variety of song styles including ballads, rancheras and corridos. Band leader and singer Edwin Luna formed the group in 2010 with ex-members of La Real Banda Chilera. Originally called Banda la Escandalosa, the group signed with Remex Music but almost disbanded in 2011 when half of the members left to form a new ensemble. Luna hired replacement musicians from across Mexico and renamed the group Banda la Trakalosa, releasing their debut album Doble Vida in 2012 with the opening track "San Lunes" reaching the top of the radio charts in Northern Mexico. Their second album, De Monterrey a Sinaloa, followed in 2013, containing the singles "Borracho de Amor" and "Tatuado Hasta los Huesos." The success of these releases led to the band touring Mexico and the United States. In 2014, the band released third album La Banda Grande de la Sultana del Norte, containing the single "Mi Padrino el Diablo." The track was featured in the 2016 animated movie Ice Age: Collision Course. Fourth studio album La Revancha arrived in 2015 along with a change of band name to Edwin Luna y la Trakalosa de Monterrey. Following changes of line-up, the band released several albums each year including Machaca, Cabrito y Band (2016), 10+10 (2017) and Mi Otro Yo (2017). In 2019 they released the album Me Hiciste un Borracho. In the 2020s, they kept the release pace high with singles such as "Saludos a Mi Ex" and "Préstame a Mi Padre" (2020), followed by tracks like "Un Beso para el Cielo" and "A Lo Mejor Soy Yo" (2021), and "Esta Va por Ti" (2022). They leaned into a more concept-and-project approach with Norteño Vibe (2023), then expanded that run in 2024 with full albums KTORCE and Riendas Sueltas plus the holiday/party EP Sigue La Fiesta Con (2024). By early 2026, they were still active with new singles like "Últimamente," which peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Regional Mexican Airplay chart.

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