Did you know that a rash of tuba theft is plaguing music departments in Southern California?

This is pretty remarkable. I think there was, like, one tuba player in my high school band. So why are tubas suddenly so popular? According to the New York Times, "the growing popularity of banda, a traditional Mexican music form in which tubas play a dominant role" is to blame.

Until reading the tuba theft article, I was unfamiliar with banda. So I found a video, and posted it below.