Narcocorridos Research Paper

Narco-culture such as as “narcocorridos” is a type of popular Mexican music that derives from other subculture traditional ballads and corridos. These narcocorridos songs were popular back in the first half of 20th century, because of their relation to the Mexican revolution. The author states that “Corridos told stories about famous revolutionaries in the rhythm of waltz or polka, accompanied by the sound of accordion” (Mertová). The narcocorridos would emerged later and became popular especially in the 1970s themes of drugs. The author states that “Today’s narcocorridos originate from this kind of music, the difference is that they don’t tell stories about revolutionaries but address the topic of drugs and drug culture in Mexico” (Mertova).

Especially in today’s culture music haves a big impact on today’s generation, music has been able to influence the generation in different ways. In fact, some of the radio stations comply with the national government’s policy applied something as a voluntary ban on the broadcasting about narcocorridos. However, in the end it showed up that restrictive approach is highly ineffective to the mexican people. Another problem with narcocorridos songs many of the songs is about criticizing the government and also the police that would be considered to be utterly corrupt. That’s why the government’s restrictive approach can be also perceived as censorship. The organized crime has a very strong influence in Mexico, in some areas it may be even stronger than the government. Also the people who listen to this kind of music are often poor. The topics of the narcocorridos songs may be inspiring for the children and young people who listen to them, especially the poor ones. In an editorial that appeared in PanAm post the writer states that “narco-culture is indeed a symptom of much larger social, economic, and political realities that are, in truth, created entirely by a black market that would not exist if not for state-enforced prohibitions” (Jimenez). The solution is not to ban narcocorridos, as many states in Mexico have essentially had to do but, a real solution can require a critical look at the