Ramon Ayala

Ramón Ayala is a Mexican norteño accordionist, singer, and songwriter born in Monterrey, widely known as the King of the Accordion. His squeezebox playing and songs helped define modern norteño after he co-led Los Relámpagos del Norte with Cornelio Reyna, then formed Ramón Ayala y Sus Bravos del Norte in 1971. Decades of recordings and hits such as "Ni por mil puñados de oro" made him a staple of regional Mexican music. Concerts foreground his accordion virtuosity and singalong corridos for multigenerational crowds.