Banda Sinaloense El Recodo de Don Cruz Lizrraga, often referred to simply as Banda El Recodo, is a Mexican banda formed in Mazatln, Sinaloa in 1938; it has been under the direction of the Lizrraga family. Banda El Recodo has recorded with popular artists such as Jos Alfredo Jimnez and Juan Gabriel.The ensemble consists of four clarinets, three trumpets, a tambora, a snare drum set with cowbells & cymbals, a sousaphone, three trombones, two tenor horns, and two vocalists.