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Tigres del Norte - Banned

 
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Guy Courchesne



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Location: Mexico City

PostPosted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:29 pm    Post subject: Tigres del Norte - Banned Reply with quote

This is a disturbing attack on free speech...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-17345549

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Authorities in Chihuahua in northern Mexico have banned the popular band Los Tigres del Norte from performing in the city after it played a song which officials said glorifies crime.

The city authorities had issued a ban on narcocorridos, songs praising drug trafficking, in all public spaces.

They said the Tigres del Norte broke that ban when they performed their song "Queen of the South".


Reina del Sur...that came out a decade ago and they've performed the song countless times. If Chihuahua authorities are concerned about narcocorridos communicating information, then they should focus on more recent recordings. This is a serious assault on freedom and I can't imagine it would stand a court challenge.

Side note - police in Mexico have long used narcocorridos to help solve crimes.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What a joke. Authorities turn a blind eye to mass graves and public decapitations but take a stance on a song.
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