Mexico’s ‘narcocorridos’, songs glorifying drug cartels, create controversy

On May 30, five members of a music group in Mexico were found murdered in the northeast of the country. Their group played a popular musical genre known as “narcocorridos” or “corridos tumbados” – songs that glorify drug cartels. After a string of controversial concerts, this type of music has become the subject of heated debate in Mexico. The government is trying to curb the influence of songs that praise cartel bosses. Meanwhile, “narcocorridos” performers are complaining of censorship. FRANCE 24’s Quentin Duval, Laurence Cuvillier and Ed Augustin report.