Orkesta Mendoza is a Latin music band from Tucson, Arizona.
Through the use of Latin percussion, accordion, brass, and steel guitars, the band's style, dubbed "indie mambo", is a combination of ranchera, cumbia, psychedelic and indie rock.
[1][2][3][4] Sergio Mendoza formed Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta in 2009 out of a one-off tribute project to the Cuban mambo king Pérez Prado, which proved too much fun to stop.
[4][3] In October, 2014, Orkesta Mendoza performed at WOMEX 14 Official Showcase Selection of World Music Expo 2014.
[5] In May, 2015, Orkesta Mendoza performed at Pachanga Latino Music Festival.