Violence ensues in Mexican venue after ban on narco corridos

Mexican corrido singer Luis R. Conriquez tried  to perform his concert set  without narco corridos, which describe violence and drugs, but violence still happened at his Friday show in Texcoco, Mexico.

Many venues in Mexico have begun banning narco corridos because they glorify organized crime and drug trafficking, so when Conriquez performed at la Feria del Caballo, he warned his fans he would not sing any of the corridos tumbados that made him famous like “Si No Quieres No” and “El Búho,” which is dedicated to a leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel and “JGL,” which is inspired by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán. 

The fans were not happy, however, and started booing. Conriquez decided to leave the palenque where he was singing but that only caused attendees to throw drinks and chairs at the stage. Videos show people who climbed up to the stage and threw some of the instruments that were still there. The venue’s security struggled to gain control of the situation. 

Government officials of Mexico State, where Texcoco is located, said there were no injuries, according to Excelsior. 

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has recently launched a binational music contest called “Mexico Canta” to encourage artists to write Mexican songs without mentions of cartel violence or drug trafficking, given that many recent top-charting artists have this type of content in their songs. 

Sheinbaum did clarify at her morning press conference that she is not censoring any type of music, only promoting other content. 

In the U.S., the State Department revoked the visas of Los Alegres del Barranco, who had shown images of cartel leaders during their concerts.