To date, 10 states in Mexico have implemented laws to control or limit the diffusion of corridos in public spaces.

The U.S. State Department revoked the visas of members of a Mexican band after they projected the face of a drug cartel boss ...

Luis R. Conriquez and his crew had to be escorted out of the venue for safety after enraged concertgoers trashed their music ...

The riot in Texcoco occurred just two weeks after the regional band Los Alegres del Barranco caused a stir by performing a ...

Luis R. Conriquez and his band were forced to flee the stage after saying he had been banned by the government from singing ...

The Trump administration is looking to revoke the visas of Mexican narcocorrido singers who extol drug lords in song.

Regional Mexican music is crossing borders and going global. Corridos, a musical sub-genre often linked to drug cartel ...

Los Alegres del Barranco flashed a mugshot of Rubén 'El Mencho' Oseguera while singing a narco corrido, or drug ballad, about the Jalisco New Generation Cartel founder on Saturday night.

The statement from the corrido group — who perform in a genre that has occasionally made clear references to narco-culture and famous cartel leaders since its origins over a century ago — came ...

Controversy at the Concert: Visa Revocations and the Narco Corridos Debate Posted: April 3, 2025 | Last updated: April 3, 2025 The U.S. State Department revoked the visas of members of a Mexican ...

Others say that the genre, known as “narco corridos”, expresses the harsh realities of many youths across Mexico. A number of Mexican states have banned public performances of the music in ...