Mexico:  The Coronavirus Cumbia and the Cornavirus Corrido

Easily Within the Top 20 Global Music Markets, Mexican Musicians Claim a Piece of the Coronavirus Music Market

Quickly climbing up the global music market rankings, and surpassed in Latin America only by Brazil, Mexico has become a global musical powerhouse in this $20 billion business.  And while public musical events are likely to be scarce in the coming months, the curfews may actually increase revenues from streaming, since music consumers can listen at home to their favorite stuff without fear of contagion.

When you get cabin fever, turn to one of these:

As of today there are at least two YouTube versions of Mexico-produced songs about the coronavirus.  One is the Coronavirus Cumbia (click here), and the other, made by a norteño trio (click here), is the Corrido de Coronavirus, sung by a group calling itself the Tres Tristes Tigres.

Some of the Lyrics of the Corrido: (note:  some of the words in the song are dirty)

El pinche coronavirus a todos sacó de quicio
La gente anda paniqueada, ya nadie hace caso omiso
Como ya le dio a Tom Hanks pos creen que ya valió Wilson