Banda Blanca is a Honduran

Hondurans

Hondurans are people inhabiting in, originating or having significant heritage from Honduras. Most Hondurans live in Honduras, although there is also a significant Honduran diaspora, particularly in the United States with smaller communities in other countries around the world...

 musical ensemble

Musical ensemble

A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...

 formed in January 17, 1971. They began as a rock band, but eventually integrated elements of merengue

Merengue music

Merengue is a type of music and dance from the Dominican Republic. It is popular in the Dominican Republic and all over Latin America. Its name is Spanish, taken from the name of the meringue, a dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar...

 and punta

Punta

Punta is a Garifuna music and dance style performed at celebrations and festive occasions. Contemporary punta, including Belizean punta rock, arose in the last thirty years of the twentieth century in Belize, Honduras and Guatemala. It also has a following in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Southern Mexico...

 to their music. The name of the band came after Antonio Lungas wanted a band to perform on the night club named "Garzas Blancas", and afterwards the band decided to mix the names, creating Banda Blanca. The band rose to fame in early 1990 when their song "Sopa de Caracol

Sopa de Caracol

Sopa de Caracol Released in 1991 is an EP from the Argentine Ska, Reggae band Los Fabulosos CadillacsThe EP was a mix of four songs that included the song that give name to the album along with a megamix from several of the band greatest hits like "Mi Novia se Cayo en un Pozo Ciego", "El Satanico Dr...

" became an international success, peaking at number-one in the Billboard Top Latin Songs in the United States. They also released the songs "Fiesta" and "Swing Latino", reaching the American charts. Their album, Baila Blanca, became a number-one hit on the Tropical Albums

Tropical Albums

Tropical Albums is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. Established in June 1985, the chart compiles information about the top-selling albums in genres like salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato, which are frequently considered tropical music...

 chart. The group received a Lo Nuestro award

Lo Nuestro Awards

Lo Nuestro is an awards show honoring the best of Latin music, presented by television network Univision. The awards began in 1989. Notable recipients include Selena, Gloria Estefan, Juan Gabriel, Olga Tañón, Marc Anthony, Ricky Martin, Juanes, Laura Pausini, Luis Miguel, Maná, Juan Luis Guerra, ...

for "Tropical - New Artist of the Year".