Ban on music glorifying cartels sparks chaos at concert in Mexico: "Violent attack on our artist, band and crew"
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A Mexican artist was forced to flee a concert stage on Saturday after enraging fans by saying he had been banned by the government from singing popular songs glorifying drug traffickers.
"Narcocorridos" are a controversial sub-genre of music in Mexico, which celebrates the exploits of the country's infamous drug cartels.
The songs have caught the attention of President Claudia Sheinbaum, who in recent days launched a music contest "for peace and against addictions," seeking to counter the popularity of narcocorridos among young people in Mexico and the United States.
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