A Mexican artist was forced to flee a concert scenario on Saturday after fans already saying that the government had banned the leg of singing popular songs glorifying drug trafficking.
“Narcocorridos” is a controversial subgenre of music in Mexico, which celebrates the feats of infamous drug cartels in the country.
The songs have caught the president’s attention Claudia SheinbaumWho in recent days launched a music contest “for peace and against addictions”, seeking to counteract the popularity of narcocorridos among young people in Mexico and the United States.
Chaos exploded early Saturday in the city of Texcoco, 15 miles from Mexico City, when Luis R. Conríquez told the crowd that he could not sing his popular songs praising the leaders of the Sinaloa poster.
The media and online videos show the singer explaining to the audience that the government had forbidden to sing the songs.
“It is a law that must be respected … I also feel bad for not singing what you want to listen,” said Conríquez in the videos.
Boing soon became objects and beer being thrown to the singer and his band, who were forced to flee the stage. Later, almost 20 people broke into the stage, destroying musical instruments and sound equipment.
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The manager of Conríquez, Freddy Pérez, said in an Instagram publication that the artist obeyed the government’s order “do not sing runs.”
The situation “led to a violent attack against our artist, band and crew … people reacted very badly, destroying instruments and audio equipment,” he added.
The state government confirmed the incident in a statement, saying that there were no injuries. He urged “violence, referring to figures linked to criminal acts or drug use” in public events.
Narcocorridos are prohibited in public events in states such as Nayarit, Baja California, Chihuahua and Quintana Roo. The genre has flourished on digital platforms, its popularity driven by the stories of rags to wealth in the songs.
The United States responds after the face of the leader of the poster shown in the concert
Earlier this month, the United States Department of State Revoked the visas of the members Or a Mexican band after projecting the face of a drug cartel chief in a large duration of the screen, an performance in the western state of Jalisco. The Undersecretary of State of the United States, Christopher Landau, who was ambassador of the United States in Mexico, who converted the first Trump administration, said Tuesday night on social networks that the work and tourism visas of the members of the cheerful of the ravine were revoked.
The controversy broke out during the weekend when the face of Nemesio Rubén “El Meco” Oseguera Cervantes It was projected on layers on the flames beind the band, originally from Sinaloa, duration of the concert.
Oseguera is the leader of the New Generation of Jalisco, which has bones connected to a ranch, according to the authorities. Train posters recruits And possible provision of bodies in Jalisco, where search engines found fragments of human bones, lots of clothing and shoes. The United States government has offered a $ 15 million reward for information that leads to the capture of Oseguera. In November, his son -in -law was Arrested in California After US officials say he pretended his own death to “live a luxury life” north of the border.
The Jalisco poster is among other criminal groups in Mexico that have been designated As foreign terrorist organizations by the Trump administration.
While the image was with the duration of the applause of the concert, Jalisco’s prosecutors quickly announced that they were summoning the band to testify in an investigation into whether they were promotion violence, a crime that could result in a penalty of up to six months.
In December, videos published on social networks from a city in the western state of Michoacán, showed a sign at a Christmas fair Thanking the leader of the Jalisco cartel For gifts.
“The children of Coalcoman thank Mr. Nemesio Oseguera and their children, 2, 3, and Delta 1, for their noble gesture. Thank you for their gifts,” said the sign.
Sheinbaum said at that time that local officials were being investigated by any possible link to the sign.
Associated Press contributed to this report.