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Grupo Montéz De Durango Or Montéz De Durango Is A Duranguense Band Currently Based In Chicago. This Group Is Well Known In The United States Mexico And Central America. Although Grupo Montez De Durango's Sound Is Deeply Rooted In The Music Of Traditional Mexican Music It Is Also Influenced By The Members' Hometown Of Chicago. Jose Luis Terrazas Founded Grupo Montez De Durango In 1996. Terrazas Who Was Born In Durango Mexico Grew Up In Chicago And Was A Percussionist In The Marching Band At His High School. He Hooked Up With A Traditional Mexican Banda And Learned That These Groups Were Very Popular In Chicago. The Next Step Was The Formation Of His Own Group. The Seven-Member Group Soon Became A Popular Draw At Local Dance Halls. Terrazas Was Influenced By Tierra Caliente Group La Dinastía De Tuzantla. Membership In The Group Includes Leader Jose Luis Terrazas Daniel Terrazas Drummer And Son Jose Luis Terrazas Jr Hype Man And Other Musicians. Besides Covers Of Older Traditional Mexican Songs The Group Played A Faster-Paced Style Of Music A Polka-Ranchera Mix. This Musical Style Became Associated With The Dance Style Called "El Pasito Duranguense" The Durango Step And Grupo Montez De Durango Was The Band Most Closely Identified With It. Terrazas Founded His Own Terrazas Records Label And The Band Began Recording And Releasing Albums. In Time One Of The Major Labels Signed The Group But The Label Wanted The Group To Change Its Sound And They Soon Parted Ways. The Group Signed With A Mexican Independent Label And Released El Sube Y Baja In 2002. The Band's Next Release Followed In 2003 And De Durango A Chicago Debuted At No. 2 On The Top Latin Albums Chart. A Live Album En Vivo Desde Chicago With A DVD Was Released Early In 2004. A Year Later Y Sigue La Mata Dando Was Released And In 2006. The Group Fractured That Same Year With Several Members Including Vocalist Alfredo Ramirez Corral Breaking Away To Form Their Own Group Los Creadorez Del Pasito Duranguense De Alfredo Ramirez. Montez De Durango Re-Grouped Replenished Their Ranks And Released A New Studio Album Borron Y Cuenta Nueva Which Won A Billboard Award For Album Of The Year In The Summer Of 2007 Showing Doubters They Were Stronger Than Ever. They Also Released Two Albums In 2008 Vida Mafiosa In March And Nosotros Somos In October. In 2010 They Came Back With A New Studio Album Con Estilo...Chicago Style Debuting Number 1 On The Charts And With A New Tour Mi Necesidad Tour 2010. The Band Followed This Release With The Hit "Descuide" On The 2012 MMXII Album. On This Album Montez De Durango Also Filmed A Music Video With A Special Guest Appearance From Jose Jose On The Second Single "He Renunciado A TI". In Spring 2014 Montez De Durango Launched A Self-Released Compilation Album Montez De Durango Presenta. The Label "Cruz De Piedra" Is Owned By Jose Luis Terrazas And Featured Label Artists Norteñisimo Zierra Azul & Rey Román For The Compilation. On February 18 2016 Montez De Durango Launched The Album De Vuelta A La Sierra. In Interviews The Band Mentioned How Proud They Are With This Release Because It Is An Album That Goes Back To The Roots Of The Group's Music. "De Vuelta A La Sierra" Is A "Cruz De Piedra" Production. In 2017 They Released A New Hand Album With The Remex Musica Label With The Name "Sin Cambiar El Estilo" From Which The Singles "Como Quieren Que La Olvide Cuatro Rosas Y Como Cuento De Hadas" Are Released. Officials For The Remex Music Channel. In 2018 The Album Arriba La Sierra Was Released With 10 Songs With The Unique Durango Style And Features A Ballad Titled "Tu Sin Mi" And Also Includes Some Of The Most Recognized Hits Of The Composer And Singer-Songwriter Marco Antonio Solis Entitled "Mi Mayor Sacrificio".

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