Luis R. Conriquez, songs that are one of the most popular singers of corridos Bélicos are frequent drug cartels and violent songs, change in music in Mexico after a chaotic concert in Mexico.
Friday (April 11), Conriquez, Feria del Caballo in Texcoco, Mexican, but did not go as planned. Due to the new government rules for banning songs that help violence in certain areas, Conriquez decided to remove Narcocorridos from the silent list. The result? Angry fans, booing, battles and even in space were destroyed.
One statement Today, Shared in social media accounts, Conriquez said that there will be significant changes that are regretted by what happened and to advance.
“My supporters are the most important thing for me.
He also asked his audience to understand his decision, saying that he would continue to focus on music despite these difficulties.
Conriquez’s show worsened during his performance in Palenque – usually a smaller, intimate space seen at the fairs. When Conriquez explains the crowd, that night there will be no narcocorridos, people began to booing and screaming. Videos placed on social media, more sad fans because it is trying to explain the decision. Finally, Conriquez, chairs and objects decided to leave the scene that caused frustration.
The ban on songs that glorify the violence on April 9 in Texcoco and the other two municipalities in Mexico – MetePec and Tejupilco were applied. The new rules apply to fairs and mass events, and in prison for up to six months in prison for violations. The state of the Mexican security department in this policy in this policy, a statement issued on Saturday, local authorities told the prohibition of these songs in public events.
These raids in Narcocorridos are not limited to the state of Mexico. Other parts of the country, especially in March, after a great dispute, Guadalajara University takes great measures after attending the concert of the images of a well-known drug. This event canceled the visas of the group involved in the United States, Los Al Barranco. On April 11, the Jaliscode government offered a new law that allows municipalities to regulate or prohibit songs that glorify violence in public or private events.
Meanwhile, Mexican President Claudia Sheenbaum pushes the cultural turn of music. This week, the government’s cultural department announced a fork competition called Mexico Canta, which aims to promote young artists, especially those who are tumblos, fashion subgenre – create a song to create a song without promoting violence or drug-related topics. The initiative comes as a struggle with increased violence in certain areas of Mexico.
For Conriquez, this new reality is to adapt to these rules, although some of their fans. When he puts it in his statement, last night, he also risked the security of the audience, but also my team and my own integrity. “Despite taking back, he says he decided to prepare music – just with a different approach.