Banda Clave Nueva is a regional Mexican ensemble associated with the banda tradition, a brass- and percussion-centered style originating in the Mexican state of Sinaloa and widely popular across Mexico and among Mexican communities abroad. The group's repertoire and arrangements draw on the characteristic instrumentation and rhythmic drive of banda music, often featuring brass harmonies, tuba or sousaphone bass lines, and percussion while performing rancheras, corridos, cumbias, and ballads adapted to the banda format. Active primarily in the contemporary period of regional Mexican music, the band exemplifies the modern continuation of the banda genre's public dance and celebratory functions, emphasizing strong ensemble brass playing and vocal lead performances.