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So I picked up the latest issue of Hispanic magazine, the one that lists the top ten cities for Hispanics to live in. I started reading an interesting article about the norteno group, Los Tigres del Norte. Now, I must admit, I am not a fan of norteno music, don't know why, maybe it's my fear of accordians, and distaste of the oboe, but it's just not for me. However, after reading this article, I will say the members of the group sure have accomplished so much in their careers. I applaud the way they use their songs to herald issues that are often ignored in the Latino community, such as the latest song on their new album "Mujeres de Juárez", which to quote from the article:

pointedly criticizes government and police inaction surrounding the unsolved brutal murders of over 300 women in the border city of Ciudad Juárez since 1993.
“We want the families of these women to be heard,” says Hernández. “Maybe a song can’t resolve a problem, but you can at least let people know about what’s not being done. More people can hear a song than will read a newspaper.”

Another song of note for me is "José Pérez León", which recounts the experience about a young man who suffocates inside a truck as he attempts to cross from Mexico into the U.S, a direct reference to the event that occured in Texas in October 2003. Something similar happened near my hometown. It was May 2003, the day 18 immigrants suffocated and were found inside a truck the drivers abandoned at a convenience store near Victoria, Texas. I'll never forget that day, nor the sick feeling as we, along with the rest of the nation, found out the horrid details of the last hours of those inside that doomed truck.

I may never like norteno music, but I respect them for what they are doing, delivering a message via music.

CJ at 8/02/2004

Comments:

By Daily Texican, at: 1:42 PM

I love norteñno music. I was in Mexico during the 4th of July weekend, celebrating Independance Day (jk), and I was listenting to the radio and it was all Tigres Del Norte. They had an hour dedicated to the "paisanos." Those are, Mexicans living in the U.S. All of the music was about he struggle of the immigrant. It was fantastic.

By CJ, at: 2:21 PM

Yeah, I cannot believe how big they are. I had some friends go see them at the Houston Rodeo, the place was packed they said, and they are famous in Europe as well. I may not be their biggest fan,and I have some issues with their fashion choices, but who am I to criticize, anyway I applaud them for what they sing about.