Mexican singer El Shaka killed after denying his murder

[Scurrilous]

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"Mexican singer Sergio Vega has been shot dead only hours after he had denied reports he had been murdered.

The 40-year-old singer, known as El Shaka, told a website he had increased security measures after a number of Mexican musicians were killed.

Musicians performing narcocorridos, songs celebrating the lives of drug barons, often become the targets of rival drug gangs.

Gunmen opened fire on Mr Vega on his way to a concert in Sinaloa state."

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"The BBC's Julian Miglierini in Mexico City said rumours had been circulating among fans of the Grupero genre of music that Mr Vega had been killed.

Only hours before the shooting, he told the entertainment website La Oreja that reports of his murder had been mistaken.

"It's happened to me for years now, someone tells a radio station or a newspaper I've been killed, or suffered an accident," Mr Vega said.

"And then I have to call my dear mum, who has heart trouble, to reassure her," he explained."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/latin_america/10429934.stm

[DJ13]

1. Do they really say "mum" in Mexico?

:rofl:

[damntexdem]

8. No, just this translator.

He may have said "mi madre." Who knows, unless we read it in Spanish?

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. My querida mama

this is actually a very good translation.

[Subdivisions]

2. The world is going insane. n/t

[mzteris]

3. narcocorridos, songs celebrating the lives of drug barons,

Well there's some nice music. Don't you all want your children to grow up listening to that?

I'm sorry Mr. Vega, but maybe you should have been performing music that wasn't helping to destroy to people's lives, eh?

[maxsolomon]

5. america also has a tradition of "bad man ballads"

Stagger Lee is the 1st that comes to mind.

[Canuckistanian]

6. The drug lords have taken over the mexican music business

A drug boss can demand that a singer write a glorious song for him - and if he refuses, he can be killed.

Then if he DOES write the song, the OTHER drug bosses might kill him for glorifying their enemies.

It's insane.

[hobbit709]

7. Long musical tradition

I can think of many songs here that do the same.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. There is a long tradition in Mexico and the US

to celebrate in music those standing to authority. Country Music and Corridos have the same origin actually.

One hundred years ago the corridos were about heroes of the revolution, such as Las Adelitas, camp followers... during the Revolution.

In the US some of our ballads celebrate people like Bonie and clyde, for example.

[hobbit709]

13. Free Mexican Air Force

A classic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-XlzmXnAn0&feature=related

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. OMG!

[no_hypocrisy]

9. The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

Guess I was wrong . . .

[tekisui]

10. He should have let the rumors build. When someone wants you dead,

don't make press releases.