A wind band is an ensemble built primarily around wind instruments and percussion. In Mexico, bands perform at patron-saint festivals, processions, civic celebrations, dances, and concerts, with repertoires and instrumentation varying widely by region. Clarinets, trumpets, trombones, tubas, and drums may be combined in different ways; no single lineup represents every band. Some are community organizations sustained through local musical education, while others perform in professional circuits. This category brings together recordings associated with wind bands and supports comparisons of their sound, repertoire, and social functions according to the circumstances documented for each performance.