Point well taken Leezone. I forget that not everyone here is Mexican or surrounded by Mexican culture like we are here in the Southwest U.S. It impossible not to hear this music in these parts.

Here's a banda balada. The "banda" doesn't kick in until about 30 seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNcVLiRXkAE&list=RDfNcVLiRXkAE