Grupo Firme canceled a efficiency at a carnival scheduled for this Saturday (March 1) within the Mexican state of Sinaloa, after a message on a banner with alleged dying threats attributed to a drug cartel appeared in its hometown of Tijuana. The regional Mexican music band confirmed on Wednesday (Feb. 26) the suspension of its live performance in an official assertion.
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“We deeply remorse informing you that the presentation of Grupo Firme for this March 1st on the Mazatlán Carnival is canceled,” reads the assertion shared on the band’s Instagram Tales. “For Music VIP, the well-being of those that have accompanied us on this path — our household, which is you, our followers — is and can at all times be crucial factor. We hope to have the ability to meet once more quickly to sing, have fun and proceed making historical past collectively.”
The cancelation of the present — initially introduced as a part of the Carnaval de Mazatlán, which begins Thursday (Feb. 27) and lasts till March 4 — got here after the invention of an alleged narcomanta and a human head in a field on Tuesday (Feb. 25) in Tijuana. The very fact was confirmed to Billboard Español by the Baja California State Prosecutor’s Workplace, which stated that an investigation has already been opened.
Requests for feedback despatched by Billboard Español to Music VIP and a consultant for Grupo Firme on Wednesday evening weren’t answered at press time.
On Wednesday morning, the Sinaloa authorities had confirmed that the Mazatlán Carnival would go on with out adjustments, after stating that there have been safety ensures for Grupo Frontera and attendees. This announcement was made by the Secretary of the Authorities of Sinaloa, Feliciano Castro, at a press convention. However hours later, the band led by singer Eduin Caz introduced what was imminent: The cancellation of their presentation on the occasion.
There, Grupo Firme was purported to kick off the Mexican leg of its profitable La Última Peda Tour, which included 14 dates within the nation and two festivals within the U.S. The trek is produced by an alliance of promoters Music VIP, Music VIBE, Cohumanity and different firms.
The Mexican state of Sinaloa has seen over 800 homicides within the final 5 months, in line with official figures reported by Spanish information company EFE, since an inside battle started final September between two factions of the cartel of the identical title after the seize of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, co-founder of that prison group that now calls for that the U.S. repatriate him to Mexico.
Grupo Firme now joins a collection of regional Mexican acts which have acquired alleged threats from drug trafficking teams, forcing the cancellation of their performances in territories in battle with prison organizations. One of the vital memorable circumstances is that of corridos celebrity Peso Pluma, who needed to cancel six exhibits, together with a efficiency in Tijuana scheduled for October 2023, when alleged threats have been issued towards him by prison teams.
