The singer Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija, known as Peso Pluma, who had scheduled a performance next October 14 in the city of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, received three threats, allegedly from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), with the Warning not to celebrate the concert.
“This goes to you, featherweight. Don’t show up on October 14th because it will be your last performance. This is disrespectful and careless. You show up and we’re going to ruin everything for you. Att CJNG,” one of the messages said.
The discovery of the Narcomantasas the messages left by drug trafficking groups are called, occurred in the early hours of September 12th.
[El cantante Peso Pluma le apuesta a la autenticidad con sus corridos tumbados: “Soy como soy”]
Singer Peso Pluma attends the Latin Music Awards at MGM Grad Garden Arena on April 20, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Getty Images
According to authorities, one person was arrested while posting one of the ads.
Peso Pluma, who performs corridos about criminal characters, has planned a concert at the Caliente Stadium, located inside the Agua Caliente racetrack and with a capacity of 27,333 people. It was reported that all seats to see the singer were sold.
Tijuana Mayor Monserrat Caballero stated during a press conference: “We will have the same security at concerts: National Guard, state and community, personal safety already depends on him.”
And he added: “If there was a risk to anyone.” [se cancerlaría el evento, sin embargo] “At this point we have not determined that there is a risk.”
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Although people know him as Peso Pluma, that is actually the name of the group, which also includes other musicians such as his cousin Tito. His name, Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija, is Arabic-inspired and, according to his grandmother, comes from his ancestral origins.
With the cadence of chiming trumpets and the signature out-of-tune tone of singers in the regional Mexican genre, Peso Pluma has conquered the top spots on global music charts.
From his private concerts at famous Mexican parties, Peso Pluma has performed on some of the largest music stages in the United Statesincluding the Coachella festival in Southern California.
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Traditional corrido singers dress in the cowboy style of cities in northern Mexico and their attire includes a pair of leather boots and a Texas hat.
Many of the new generation of corrido tumbados singers maintain the distinctive appearance of the Mexican region. This is not the case with Featherweightwho appears to have abandoned that image in favor of a more modern style of clothing, with hats, tennis shoes and jackets made from synthetic materials.
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In an interview with Noticias Telemundo in May, Peso Pluma said of the regional Mexican genre: “I feel very, very good. I know people are starting to hear about this movement and I’m not the only one. That’s me.” not the only one who paved a way, Many people made this possible and now I’m the one representing an entire genre, to an entire country, and there are many people who fight and fight and have a dream. “I want to tell them that all dreams are possible if they really give themselves, if they really believe and trust in themselves.”
With information from Reforma and El Universal