The U.S. Department of State revoked the travel visa of a Mexican band that was set to tour the U.S. this month after they prominently displayed images of a notorious drug kingpin at a recent concert. Mexican corrido groupLos Alegres del Barranco was scheduled to perform April 5 in Austin, …
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¡Arriba México, cabrones! Greeted by thousands of fans, many waving Mexican flags, singer-rapper Peso Pluma took the main stage shortly past 9 p.m. on Friday for a standout, corrido-fueled Coachella set that featured surprise appearances from Becky G, Santa Fe Klan, Junior H and Arcángel. Peso, dressed in white, opened …
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Read in English Traducción de Diego Salazar LAS CALLES QUE LLEVAN a Lab Studios, un complejo de salas de grabación en el exuberante barrio de Coconut Grove en Miami, están llenas de unos brillantes e iridiscentes pavos reales. A finales de enero, Peso Pluma ha establecido un campamento de escritura …
Read More »'A New Nata': How Corridos Tumbados Wunderkind Natanael Cano Fought to Make Music on His Own Terms
Natanael Cano was barely 18 when he became one of the most prominent figures in the corridos tumbados movement. His style of prickly, guitar-driven Mexican balladry mixed elements of rap and trap, and when Cano shot out of the gate in 2019, he was known as a wunderkind who inspired …
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