The ensemble consists of four clarinets, three trumpets, a tambora, a snare drum set with cowbells and cymbals, a sousaphone, three trombones, two tenor horns (referred to as saxores, armonías or charchetas in Mexico), and two vocalists.
Banda El Recodo had previously provided the music on certain albums for solo artists such as José Alfredo Jiménez and Manolo Velarde.
In 2004, Banda El Recodo became the first band to be invited to perform at the White House in front of United States President George W. Bush, during the festivities of Cinco de Mayo.
Banda El Recodo has been the only band that has attended four FIFA World Cups (Japan 2002, Germany 2006, South Africa 2010 and Russia 2018) to support the Mexican national soccer team with their music during the official games.
In 2006, Banda El Recodo participated in Televisa's soap opera La Fea Más Bella, where they also sang the closing theme song.
Banda El Recodo made a small appearance in Hollywood cinema for the first time in the movie Babel, which was directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, who decided to use their song "La Fea."
The Attorney General of Sinaloa, Marco Antonio Higuera Gómez, announced that Sarabia was murdered by his wife, Alma Delia Chávez Guerrero, and her lover, Jair Alfredo Sandoval Estrada.
This caused great commotion amongst social media users and thousands of retweets that made the band and its campaign a Twitter trend.
Cruz Lizárraga once said: "I will not cease until the music of Banda El Recodo is heard throughout all the world," and this performance in Spain made that dream a reality once again.
Two thousand people gathered at the Circo Price in Madrid to dance, sing and delight themselves with every song of Banda El Recodo.
Thousands of Guatemalans awaited anxiously to sing and dance with the sound of the ‘tambora.’ In April 2016, Banda El Recodo broke a record of attendance at the "Semana Internacional de La Moto."
Banda El Recodo made it to Nicaragua in 2016, with two large shows in "La Plaza Taurina Humberto E Isabel Mungrio" in Juigalpa and another one in the "Estadio Noel Gamez" in the city of Estelí.
More than 16 thousand people gathered to once again make the dream of their founder, Cruz Lizárraga a reality to continue touring to take their music to every possible place in the world.
These notes were brought to life with new musical arrangements, maintaining the essence that led Cruz Lizárraga to position himself as the leader of the genre.
Banda El Recodo also made a Facebook Live with the newspaper La Cuarta, where they played a couple of hits, among them "Las Fresas."
Banda El Recodo started off 2017 with the release of the single "Me Prometí Olvidarte," a ‘ranchera’ song that talks about deception, anger and lack of love.
Aside from celebrating their win, the band performed completely live on stage at the Latin Grammy 2017, a medley that included the songs "En Mi Viejo San Juan" and "Viva Mexico."