Mexico is a musically-oriented country and recently became the 10th-largest music market in the world.
There are various genres of Mexican music, plus Mexico is a big market for music from other Spanish-speaking countries and from English-speaking countries.
Like other areas of Mexican society, the music business is not untouched by the drug cartels. Some Mexican performers are linked to specific drug cartels and there is a form of song called a narcocorrido. A corrido is a type of traditional music telling a story. Thus a narcocorrido tells a story about the narco world.
A Mexican singer renowned for portraying and romanticizing organized crime declined to perform “narco-corridos.”
The audience responded with hostility, vandalizing the equipment of the bands.
This incident serves as a stark indication of the profound influence of narco-culture… https://t.co/2Xf20oOWBj
— Auden B. Cabello (@CabelloAuden) April 12, 2025
