MEXICO CITY -- Regional Mexican music singer Ernesto Barajas was shot and killed on Tuesday in an area of western Mexico that has been engulfed by organized crime violence.
The murder of Barajas, lead singer of the group Enigma Norteño, comes less than three months after five members of another regional Mexican group were murdered in the northern part of the country.
Barajas, a native of Culiacán, in the state of Sinaloa, was attacked by two people riding a motorcycle in the municipality of Zapopan, a suburb of the capital of Jalisco state, according to the state prosecutor's office, which has already opened an investigation
The band Enigma Norteño, which has more than 4 million monthly listeners on Spotify, was founded in 2004 and gained notoriety for the "narcocorrido" genre, which they dedicated to members of the powerful Jalisco Nueva Generación and Sinaloa cartels.
Last May, authorities found the bodies of five members of the musical group "Fugitivo" in a field in the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. The musicians often performed cumbias and corridos at popular festivals and dances in the region.
The murders come amid growing criticism of "narcocorridos," which has led some states to ban the genre. Just this week, the government of the state of Querétaro issued a regulation prohibiting the performance and playing of music in public spaces and private entertainment venues that glorifies violence and promotes a culture of crime.
To fight back against "narcocorridos," the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum is promoting a Mexican song contest without violent content.
Note from Armadillo:
This represents the most significant murder of a Mexican artist in several years. Ernesto has been considered to have associations with Los Chapitos, though like most corrido artists, he recorded songs about various figures and groups. The killing comes just days after Chapitos-associated influencer Camilo Ochoa was murdered, but Ernesto's death represents a major escalation given his far greater fame and prominence.
An alleged audio has been circulating online purporting to be Ivan Archivaldo Guzman responding angrily to the murder, claiming that Ernesto was targeted for attending Ivan's 42nd birthday last week. However, no one has been able to verify the authenticity of this audio, and there is little to suggest it is genuine, though we know that anything is possible in this field.
This will likely prompt retaliation against other artists viewed as close to Mayito Flaco's organization.
Pero MF no mata inocentes.. eso diran sus bots.
ReplyDeleteNo seas lambe tanates. Todos matan inocentes asta tus Chapos.
DeleteLa Maria Fernanda mata puras mujeres, niños, YouTube’ers, y artistas. No se meten con los Chapos por que asi les va.
DeleteLa neta parienton el compa mago murio despues Que subio una foto con nike free el chapo cachucha, Ahora Ernesto se bajo a sentarse despues Que la botella decia Ivan. Ivan seguro el respeto conpitas
Deleteyou just gonna make corridos more popular by trying to ban them.. ass backwards strategy to combat crime.
ReplyDeletevery old news
ReplyDeleteA year later, but you guys are catching up with the news 😂
ReplyDeleteHe literally got killed 2 days ago
DeleteThis guy got murdered in Zapopan which is a CJNG stronghold. Many of the cartels top leaders live there with their families. They have this city on complete control. How was MF hitman able to go in and do the hit? Maybe it wasn't MF. Maybe it was CJNG. Everyone associated with Chapitos is bitting the dust. Nuff Said!!!
ReplyDeleteVery big city. Lone 1-3 man teams can travel freely. MF ordered this hit and since there is so much backlash no hes trying to blame cjng.
DeleteTake your medicamente, Nuffs, your starting to come unglued
DeleteI was thinking secret law enforcement/Gov. Agency.
DeleteMaybe IAGS ordered it.🔼◀️🔽▶️😵💫
DeleteFucking fake nuff said you get dumber every post. You think cjng can check every single person that enters the city? You don't know shit!
Delete-The real Nuff Said!!! And stop stealing my moniker!
Culiacan has deep roots in Guadalajara. CJNG has been around since what 2010? Before that they were a part of Sinaloa... Let me remind you, RCQ and the Guadalajara Cartel were running the show when Mencho was standing outside a home depot in Norcal.
DeleteWhat was he doing in Jalisco ? Cjng killed him
ReplyDeleteHe was living in Guadalajara. He recently moved there from Culiacan after being warned.
DeleteAnd again, what was he doing in this fucked up area? There are plenty of nice neighborhoods you can live without at risk being shot at when Sinaloa affiliated.
Deletesome parts of jalisco got CDS and load of parts specially city have leaders from different parts since it is usually protected and left alone on leaders orders but yeah this is not a good look for whoever they catch to blame on this hit doesn't make them look good.
Deletemucho llubia en Zapopan anoche
ReplyDeleteYou vatos just ain’t what cutting it with this old news.
ReplyDeleteLol, all the divas in thongs complaining "it's old news" stomping their high heels.
DeleteOld news
ReplyDeleteWhy dont you post pictures of how he was unalived? What kind of news media is this? You cant get the pictures? Lmk so i can send them to you
ReplyDeleteBetter to light a candle than to curse the darkness, youngster!
DeleteNo mamen… ya se prendido el rancho .. van valet verga pinches jaliskas
ReplyDeleteAll late to the chisme.
ReplyDeleteQue dice Plebada! Que Tal Amigos. La renuncia del Camilo Ochoa se vea venir. Dicen que un ex toleropis del Macho Prieto lo renuncio con su tacor. El Hijo del Yoma dio la orden. Ahora Ernesto Baraja. Mejor dejen las mamadas de las redes y ponganse a trabajar . Por ejemplp como el Sicario 006 ahora es carpintero y vive tranquilo ya esta mas feliz que el Pocha.
ReplyDeleteSe fue uno de los mas chingones y talentosos para escribir corridos y romanticas. Te vamos a extrañar Barajas🫡🙏🕊️
ReplyDeleteThe Days of Huge Narco Partying is Coming to an end bc!!These Singers used to make a lot of Money and be safe in the US!! No Mas!! Cartel de TRUMPO!!🙀🇲🇽🇺🇸💀
ReplyDeleteOne more death thanks to the Chapitos dumb actions. They fked it all up by turning on MZ
ReplyDeleteMF sending hitmen in small teams to do hits in Guadalajara and other cities, just a few months they killed a dude leaving the smart fit gym in andares shortly after 3 guys from Sinaloa were caught thanks to the C5 cameras and confessed they were sent from Sinaloa specifically for that hit.
ReplyDeleteYou REALLY wanna avoid those C5 cameras if you're out doing hits in public
DeleteOf course but these are suicide missions and it has to be done cameras or not.
DeleteY sigue matando a los vulnerables youtubers, musicos, casa, y podcaster la mayatiza
ReplyDeleteIAG = mata-amigos
ReplyDeleteSo WHERE was BB's coverage of that other band's murders? 3rd world simone!
ReplyDeleteArmadillo off the bench to win the game!
ReplyDeleteWho gives a shit , ya se lo chingaron y ni modo , who ever it was had there reasons , that's what happens when u play with fire ,
ReplyDeleteIt’s the same death cult that gangster rap music is to black American inner city culture. It’s all about death, guns, drugs, whores. It’s a death cult plain and simple. What other music genre besides these two promote murder and countless other crimes?! I mean some serial killer named king von is literally idolized by the black American youth. It’s disgusting! And cry like little victim excuse making punks saying it’s racist to say these things. Well, fuck you I don’t give a fuck! It’s the truth!!
ReplyDeleteStarting to look like chapos slow kids woke up a sleeping bear lol no horses in this race but gotta admit it's about time someone matched their level of aggression against them
ReplyDeleteernesto andaba de chismosin, hablando cosas que veia en los eventos privados y disque mandando mensajes de parte de los pizzeros, por eso le dieron piso
ReplyDeleteStraight horseshit news... whats the word on Miguel C. Q. He must be paying off the right peeps to remain laying low.
ReplyDeleteYaaaay!! a new article. On old news and it took yall almost an entire work week but yaaay!!
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you critics just sign up and start contributing? So rude and entitled.
DeleteAll of you saying old news over a big breaking news story so you're probably more likely to see it on IG or Facebook first anyway. And the audio barely came out last night. I didn't know about the audio so I actually got something out of the article but even if I didn't why would I complain? It's a free website.
MF hitting Ivans personal singers and influencers .
ReplyDeleteFor those that may not know. This guy was a switch hitter, fake, he had a mouthpiece to manipulate, envious, and liar. To each their own. Just thought I would bring that across.
ReplyDeleteHave you guys heard about what’s happening in La Comarca Lagunera with Los Cabrera vs the government of Coahuila. I believe it might be another cartel with government support.
ReplyDeleteEB era gente del mayo todos que anda diciendo que era gente de Iván están mal cómo va ser gente del que mandó matar a su amigo el Guero al igual era muy amigo del será hasta público la vez que se accidentó el será
ReplyDeleteWhite musicians die overdosing, black musicians die in jail and mexican musicians get shot. This is awesome.
ReplyDeleteDumbass, that’s what you get for fucking around in that world.
ReplyDeleteNow you’re dead.
Barrio talk,
ReplyDeleteThis motherfucker had it coming!!!!