The hit music accused of glorifying violence in Mexico

Los Buitres de Culiacán, forefathers of the narcocorrido: ‘Imagine Peso Pluma singing purely romantic songs... that’s not him’

It all started in a typical way: four guys in their twenties gathered in a Culiacán garage in the early 2000s, forming a small band. They gave their first concerts at small parties, playing for family and friends. They always dressed in black, which is why they became known as Los Buitres (“The Vultures”).Seguir leyendo

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PVEM in Senate presents initiative to include alert in narcocorridos, which are known to constitute aplog to the crime.

Hermosillo, Son., A few days from the beginning of Expo-Gan Sonora 2025, the Union Ganadera Regional de Sonora (UGRS) announced the strict prohibition of narcocorridos, warning that any artist who fails will be vetoed for future editions.

The hit music accused of glorifying violence in Mexico

‘Narcocorridos’ that romanticise cartel figures face a ban in some parts of the country

Luis R. Conriquez was on the stage of a popular fair in Texcoco, Mexico, as one of the main artists. Billboard magazine came to say that Conriquez was the “King of the Runs” because the Mexican musician is famous for his specialty in the so-called narcocorridos, a version of the traditional Mexican ballads that exalt drug cartels. But, hours before acting earlier this month, Conriquez announced on social networks that he was not going to perform…