A popular Mexican band has been fined over $ 36,000 for the performance of songs glorifying drug cartel, announced by officials in the northern city Chihuahua on Wednesday.
On Saturday, in a Los Tukenus de Tijuana performance, he had about one third of the songs. “NarcocorridoAccording to the city’s official Pedro Oliva, “Drug Traffickers Glamorizing Drug Trafficks.
Oliva said in a television interview, “The song committed a crime or committed criminals of illegal acts.”
Los Tuken was banned from performing in his home city Tijuana from 2008 to 2023 for alleged shouts for two drug traffickers during a concert.
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Many states across the country have banned the controversial subgen of regional music, which is growing rapidly, beyond the boundaries of Mexico. In April, restrictions A riot During a concert, a singer refused to do some of his most popular songs.
Peso Pluma, which mixes the corridor with rap and hip-hop, was the seventh most stream artist in the world in 2024, according to Spotiff.
President Claudia Shinbam has rejected the idea of banning the idea of ”narcoceridos,” to start a music competition “to compete with young people to combat the impact of drug culture and to start a music competition against addictions.
Two months ago, the United States canceled the visa of Band Los Alegress del Bairanco to show. Images of a desired drug Lord During a concert.
“I have a firm belief in freedom of expression, but this does not mean that expression should be free from results,” US Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau Said at that time“The last thing we need is a welcome mat for those who remove criminals and terrorists.”
In late May, members of the group firm Cancelled a concert In the United States, he said that his visa was subject to “administrative review” by the U -S Embassy.
In Mexico, musicians sometimes get caught in the cartel violence. Last month, Body of five Mexican musicians Bands were found in Renosa along the Texas border from Group Fougtivo. At least nine alleged cartel members were arrested and later Drugs and weapons seized In relation to murders.
In January this year, a small aircraft was reported to be demolishing pamphlets on a Northwestern city, threatening about 20 music artists and affected for alleged behavior with a warning group of Sinaloa Drug Cartel.
In 2018, armed men kidnapped two members of the music group “Los Nortenos de Rio Bravo”, whose bodies were later found to be linked to Renosa with Rio Bravo, Tamulipus on the Federal Highway.
In 2013, 17 musicians from group Kombbo Kolbia were executed by alleged cartel members in the northeastern state of Nuevo Leone due to a link to a rival gang.