david: el komander is this guy named alfredo rios, and this guy has become a popstar.nging these very violent narcocorridos. they are essentially mexican drug ballads. he sings songs about mexican drug cartels, drug activity among other things. he sings traditional romantic love songs as well. i guess his big claim to fame is that he really kind of -- narcocorridos have existed in mexican music for decades, but he really upped the ante and made them more violent, more graphic, and that is what made him famous. carol: right. you included some of the lyrics in your reporting and it is pretty interesting. i didn't realize this was such a popular mode of music. david: yeah. i mean -- like any kind of music, it goes in and out of popularity or in cycles, but it is very popular. it has a huge following. even shows in california, in atlanta -- these guys play all around the u.s. and they play to 5000, 10,000 people in mexico, some places in central america they will be playing to 10,000 to 15,000 people. carol: and 100 million views on youtube. people are watching what he is
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