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Claudia Sheinbaum Launches 'Mexico Canta' to Promote Peace

4/19/2025

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has initiated the "Mexico Canta" contest, encouraging young singers to create songs that celebrate peace and counter the narcocorrido genre, which glorifies cartel culture. This move comes amid rising protests against bans on narcocorridos, highlighted by backlash at a Luis R. Conriquez concert in Texcoco, where fans demanded the banned songs.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has initiated the "Mexico Canta" contest, encouraging young singers to create songs that celebrate peace and counter the narcocorrido genre, which glorifies cartel culture. This move comes amid rising protests against bans on narcocorridos, highlighted by backlash at a Luis R. Conriquez concert in Texcoco, where fans demanded the banned songs.