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Nov 1, 2010 · Sony signed narcocorrido band Cartel de Santa and has released five of its albums, which graft an urban edge onto the beat. The music has also given rise to a film genre.
The music draws on a deep tradition dating as far back as the Mexican Revolution, but with the zeitgeist of language and action ripped straight from the headlines.
Apr 3, 2013 · The drug cartels boldly mix drug trafficking with religious fundamentalism and extreme violence with divine unction. But what you don’t know is how they use music to turn their bosses into legendary figures, often in a Robin Hood kind-of-way.
Oct 10, 2009 · The news of Mexico's bloody cartel war is reflected in a controversial folk-music genre called narcocorridos, or drug ballads. They're like journalism put to song — telling stories of drug...
Feb 11, 2023 · A genre likened to gangster rap revels in the cartel wars and has listeners divided on its merits.
Nov 21, 2013 · Quintero, a Los Angeles native, produces songs that detail the cartel’s recent hits or messages they want to send. Narco Cultura is the end of a five-year long stint Schwarz spent documenting...
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Accused of idealising gang culture and the trafficking and consumption of illegal drugs, many singers began to defend their music which, they claim, has its roots in tradition and all they...
