Forbidden to sing his « Narcoballads », a pro-Cartel artist of drugs sees his concert turning to chaos-Liberation

An audience to say the least. In Mexico, a concert by singer Luis R. Conriquez, known for his ballads praising the drug traffickers, turned to the riot on Friday April 11 in the evening. The reason, given by his representative and the media on Saturday evening April 12, is simple: the artist announced that in accordance with the law, he would no longer interpret these songs, which praise leaders from the Sinaloa cartel.

Video images broadcast by the press and by spectators show the singer to explain under the hoots to the public of the city of Texcoco, in the State of Mexico (Center), that he would not interpret these « Narcocorridos » (« Narcoballades »). « This is a law that must be respected », he said, before pleading: « I too feel bad not to sing you what you want to listen to. »

The furious public then begins to launch objects towards the scene, following which the singer and his musicians leave the room under the jibes and projections of all kinds. About twenty spectators rushed to the stage and demolished musical instruments, screens and sound equipment, before forming a melee with the vigils who came to prevent them.

In an Instagram story, Conriquez recalled on Saturday that she had obtained an order from the authorities not to sing « Narcocorridos ». If he explains that for him, « The most important thing is to satisfy its audience, to whom (it must) everything », The singer condemned « Lavable facts » threatening « Security and public life, such as the integrity of (their) team as well as the (its own) ». He also announced that he was going to bring « Significant changes to the texts (which he) interprets ».

The government of the State of Mexico City confirmed the incident, specifying that there had been no wounded, and repeated its appeal to the municipalities so that they prevent everything « Apology of violence, or reference to characters linked to criminal acts or to the consumption of narcotics » During shows.

The growing popularity of « Narcocorridos », as well as its variants called « Tumbados » Or « Bélicos », is a phenomenon that worries the Mexican authorities, including The president, Claudia Sheinbaum, who launched a binational music competition in response « For peace and against addictions » intended for young people from Mexico and the United States.

At the end of March, the local Mexican group Los Alegres del Barranco had scandalous by projecting, during a concert in Guadalajara (west), images to the glory of‘“El Mencho”, the alleged chief of the cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG). The United States Department of State had later canceled the work and tourism visas granted to members of this group by the United States. In addition to that of Mexico City, other states, including those of Nayarit (West), Basse-California (northwest), Chihuahua (North) and Quintana Roo (Southeast), as well as several municipalities across the country, have prohibited this type of song.