Los Alegres del Barranco might obtain the suspension of the prison proceedings towards its members for alleged advocacy of crime throughout a live performance in Jalisco held in March, following the discharge of an anti-narcocorrido that the group recorded on the request of the state governor, Pablo Lemus.
The track, titled “El Consejo” (or “the recommendation”) and launched on Sunday (June 15) on YouTube, is a name to discourage younger individuals from becoming a member of the ranks of organized crime and to warn them concerning the potential penalties of getting concerned in prison actions. “I’m going to offer you some good recommendation/ If you wish to develop outdated/ Don’t get entangled with the dangerous/ Nothing good comes from that/ If you happen to assume it’s simple cash/ Take note of these verses/ There are goals that come true/ And later flip into nightmares,” the track says in Spanish, set to the rhythm of a conventional accordion.
“This can be a step in the precise course to have the ability to face the authorized challenges,” Luis Alvarado, the group’s spokesperson, informed Billboard Español on Monday (June 16).
The Jalisco Prosecutor’s Workplace informed Billboard Español on Monday that “the group’s willingness” to ship a optimistic message by way of a track opens the opportunity of lowering a number of the restrictions imposed on the 4 musicians, their consultant, and their live performance promoter.
The case stems from a efficiency at an auditorium on the College of Guadalajara on March 29, the place the band carried out a narcocorrido accompanied by photos alluding to the chief of a prison group. This incident even led the US to revoke the work and vacationer visas of its members.
“If the suspension proceeds, the financial assure they deposited with the courtroom might be canceled, and it could even be potential for the precautionary measures to be placed on maintain,” the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Workplace said in a statement on Sunday.
The group had 5.8 million pesos (about $302,000) frozen, representing the alleged earnings from their live performance on the Auditorio Telmex, which led the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Workplace to open a fifth investigation towards the group, accusing them of alleged “operations with sources of illicit origin.” Nevertheless, state authorities clarified that the conditional suspension of the method for alleged advocacy of crime doesn’t prolong to the investigation into their potential involvement within the crime of operations with sources of illicit origin, which stays ongoing.
The precautionary measures imposed by a decide on Los Alegres del Barranco, which might doubtlessly be placed on maintain, embody: showing in courtroom each week, paying a assure of 1.8 million pesos (about $92,000), and remaining inside Jalisco. The band continues to defend themselves whereas out of custody, as preventive detention was not ordered.
Nevertheless, the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Workplace is “the one entity that may attain an settlement by way of various means to resolve three — out of 4 — investigations opened towards the group for alleged advocacy of crime” throughout concert events in different municipalities within the state, a spokesperson for the Authorities of Jalisco informed Billboard Español, including that they’re assured an settlement between the events shall be made public this week.
On the social media platform, X, Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus praised the group’s new track. “This new track by Los Alegres del Barranco, titled ‘El Consejo,’ deserves to be listened to intently, particularly by younger individuals,” he wrote in a post on Sunday. “Music is important for connecting with future generations and serving to them perceive every part that selecting what many painting as the simple path entails.”
Following the ban on narcocorridos imposed by native governments in 10 of Mexico‘s 32 states, some corrido artists have introduced adjustments to their music and repertoires. Such is the case of corridos tumbados star Luis R. Conriquez, whose April 12 efficiency on the Feria de Texcoco within the State of Mexico ended in chaos after he refused to carry out war-themed songs in compliance with the brand new laws set by authorities.
Grupo Firme has additionally introduced that it has eliminated the corrido “Se Fue La Pantera” from its repertoire, which allegedly references an operator of the Sinaloa Cartel. Not too long ago, the group, led by vocalist Eduin Caz, canceled their participation in a competition in Napa Valley, California, as a result of visas of its members and the workforce of its selling firm being in “administrative course of” by the U.S. Embassy in Mexico.