Around 2023, the genre exploded when artists like Peso Pluma, Fuerza Regida and Natanael Cano began to mix the classic style with trap music in what are known as corridos tumbados.

Mexico’s president even vowed to reduce the popularity of narco corridos while promoting other, less violent musical styles. But Barrón, 33, is taking a different approach.

Meet the Mexican soldier trying to revamp a musical genre accused of glorifying cartels Barrón's corridos extol the army’s virtues, celebrate proud parents and honor the fallen.

Faced with the challenge of addressing a musical style that depicts cartel violence, local governments across Mexico have increasingly banned performances and pursued criminal investigations of bands ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — At a Mexican military base, Captain Eduardo Barrón picks up not a rifle but a microphone. Swaying boot-to-boot, he belts out a song ...

Captain Eduardo Barrón, who performs under the name “Eddy Barrón," began releasing music videos and songs on Spotify last year in coordination with the Mexican military.

But Barrón, 33, is taking a different approach. Instead of censorship, he wants to build upon the momentum with his own military corridos, an effort to both infuse the genre with more socially ...