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Los Alegres del Barranco Take ‘Step in the Right Direction’ With Anti-Narcocorrido Song Amid Legal Battles
Mexican band Los Alegres del Barranco release anti-narcocorrido "El Consejo" amid legal battles, promoting positive messages to counter crime.
Los Alegres del Barranco could achieve the suspension of the criminal proceedings against its members for alleged advocacy of crime during a concert in Jalisco held in March, following the release of an anti-narcocorrido that the group recorded at the request of the state governor, Pablo Lemus. The song, titled “El Consejo” (or “the advice”) and released on Sunday (June 15) on YouTube, is a call to discourage young people from joining the ranks of organized crime and to warn them about the potential consequences of getting involved in criminal activities. The Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office told Billboard Español on Monday that “the group’s willingness” to send a positive message through a song opens the possibility of reducing some of the restrictions imposed on the four musicians, their representative, and their concert promoter.
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