The world has gone Latinx, and recent musical hits confirm it. So, if you thought reggaeton was the only Latinx genre gone mainstream, hold on, because banda music is going for it too. If you don’t believe me, rumor has it that Snoop Dogg himself is in talks to collaborate with one of the most successful bands of the genre: La Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga, better known as Banda MS.
We all know our man Snoop can get a little random when making music, and, well, everything in his life. But this isn’t the first time the rapper collaborates with a Latino musician. In 2005, he was part of the worldwide hit “Gangsta Zone” by Daddy Yankee. Now, some reggaeton beats share some similarities with hip-hop and rap, but banda, a purely Mexican genre, is very different from what Snoop Dogg makes, isn’t it?
Well, it turns out it’s not as far-fetched as it might seem, since Snoop is actually quite fond of the Mexican regional musical style. From banda to corridos and rancheras. You could say he’s a connoisseur of these traditional sounds and this collaboration could be a great push for local Mexican bands to take their sound outside the country. But how come the Dogg knows so much about this music?
As odd as it might sound, Snoop Dogg was friends with the ultimate banda diva, Jenni Rivera. Both attended Long Beach Polytechnic High during the eighties and kept in touch over the years. When Jenni passed away in a terrible plane crash, Snoop Dogg was one of the celebrities who attended the funeral to pay his respects. And once in a while, he posts really cool videos of himself listening to banda hits and corridos; the Jenni one really melted everyone’s heart.
Most likely, his love for Mexican music doesn’t come from his connection with Jenni Rivera, but actually from his upbringing in Long Beach, California, where he was in touch with Mexican-American communities. Anyway, if there’s one thing we know for sure, it’s that, if this collaboration does happen, it won’t be an artificial and random one. It will be a song made by a true fan of the genre, and honestly, we can’t wait for it to happen!
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