K-Paz de la Sierra
Posted on 12/23/2007 3:13:45 PM PST by ovrtaxt
K-Paz de la Sierra |
They sing of romance, lost love, violence, drug smuggling and cartel hitmen, and now, for some of Mexico's country music stars, their art has brutally forced itself into their lives.
In the past year and a half, 13 musicians – three since Dec. 1 – have been violently killed in attacks that bear the signs of Mexican underworld killings, reported Scotland on Sunday. None of the cases have been solved.
The motives for the murders are unknown and no evidence links them to a single killer. Love triangles, links to organized crime, reprisals for narcocorridos – ballads about drug dealers – that offended someone, and a slow drift into the criminal culture celebrated by their music have been suggested.
The murder of Sergio Gomez, founder and lead singer of K-Paz de la Sierra, early this month, doesn't fit any of the speculation, friends and family said.
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That’s awesome, I grew up the first part of my life in Texas. I went Chipdale and Parkdale Elementary Schools in Corpus Christie and Aransas Pass, Texas.
Do a search on both of them, you’ll find some interesting stuff.
Is Toby Keith from Mexico?
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