Song banned, band pulls out of Luna Awards TV show – Los Tigres del Norte is initially barred from playing its latest drug-trade lyrics. – “La Granja”

LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE’s Album La Granja Recently Debuted At #1 On Billboard’s “Top Latin Albums” Chart, While Its Title Track/First Single Likewise Reached #1 On The Regional Mexican Airplay Chart… But The Norteño Legends Were Just Banned From Performing The “Biting Political Commentary” At One Of Mexico’s Top Award Shows…

Is The Mexican Government Trying To Silence “The Voice Of The People”??

“Song banned, band pulls out…. Organizers of the show insisted [Los Tigres del Norte] refrain from playing its latest single, ‘La Granja’ (‘The Farm’)… In the song and a video accompanying it, fat pigs represent politicians who get rich on the backs of the people, and a vicious dog with fiery red eyes represents drug trafficking. A zorro, or fox (former President Vicente Fox), releases the dog and there is hell to pay, especially for peasant farmers who get caught in the middle“– Los Angeles Times

“Tigres del Norte nix Mexico show, cite censorship:  The Mexican “norteno” band Los Tigres del Norte says it has canceled a planned appearance at an awards ceremony after organizers allegedly asked it not to play the biting political commentary song “La Granja.”.”– Associated Press

Citing Censorship, Mexican Band Pulls Out of Award Show. Los Tigres del Norte have pulled out of the 2009 Lunas del Auditorio award show after organizers tried to censor the norteño band’s set list… Los Tigres said “La Granja,” which apparently has been censored by some radio stations, describes life on a chaotic farm and is an extended metaphor for the current climate of insecurity and corruption in Mexico – EFE

“The song, a critique of corrupt governments that pursue power at the expense of the common man, has been compared to George Orwell’s book “Animal Farm.” The band’s leader, Jorge Hernandez, reportedly blamed the awards show organizers’ request that Los Tigres not perform the song during its closing set on a directive by Mexico’s federal government against playing “La Granja.” – Billboard