Enigma Norteño Pushes Forward After Tragic Death of Ernesto Barajas: ‘It’s Something We’re Sure He Would Have Wanted’

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The radical shares details astir an upcoming circuit arsenic it begins releasing its last recordings with the precocious singer.

September 19 marked 1 period since the tragic decease of Ernesto Barajas, the person of the determination Mexican radical Enigma Norteño, who was killed extracurricular Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The instrumentalist had been moving connected a caller task with his bandmates, who person decided to merchandise the worldly arsenic an EP and proceed their two-decade-long career.

“We took immoderate clip to deliberation and bespeak connected what happened, and we decided that, contempt the irreparable nonaccomplishment of Ernesto, our vocation volition continue,” says Humberto Pérez “Kirri,” bassist and laminitis of the norteña band, successful an exclusive interview with Billboard Español. “It’s thing we’re definite helium would person wanted.”

“With large symptom successful our hearts, but afloat of strength, we volition determination guardant with our philharmonic task that we each worked truthful hard for,” adds Adán Hernández, bajo quinto subordinate and the group’s backup vocalist.

Titled Las Que Más Nos Gustan and recorded conscionable weeks earlier Barajas’ passing, the EP — acceptable to beryllium released connected November 13 nether the Fono statement — is simply a postulation of covers of hits by different determination Mexican artists, reimagined successful Enigma Norteño’s signature style. The archetypal single, a mentation of Banda El Recodo’s “La Mejor de Todas,” was released past Tuesday (Sep. 16) arsenic a posthumous tribute to Barajas, who would person turned 39 that day.

The 2nd single, a rendition of Duelo’s “Un Idiota Como Yo,” is acceptable to driblet connected October 16. Other tracks connected the medium see “Ya Es Muy Tarde,” primitively by La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho; “Fantasía,” a classical by Grupo Costumbre; “Voy a Pintar Mi Raya” by Banda Arkángel R-15; and “Derecho de Antigüedad” by La Original Banda El Limón.

As antecedently reported by Billboard Español, the determination Mexican genre was successful mourning pursuing the execution of Barajas connected August 19, leaving the aboriginal of Enigma Norteño uncertain. However, the radical — known for its narcocorridos similar “El Flaquito,” “Quemándose un Gallito (El Rambo)” and “El Chicken Little (El 09)” — has confirmed that not lone volition it determination guardant with their planned EP, but the members are besides preparing for an upcoming tour, which volition diagnostic peculiar guests to beryllium announced soon.

“From present on, our ngo volition beryllium to instrumentality the adjacent step, conscionable arsenic Ernesto ever wanted: to bring our euphony to each country of Mexico, the United States, and wherever possible,” says Conín Camacho, the group’s drummer. “This volition beryllium a tribute, carrying his essence successful each performance.”