Ariel Camacho, a popular 'grupera' singer in Mexico, was killed in a traffic accident late Wednesday while leaving a concert.
Young, up-and-coming Mexican singer Ariel Camacho has died in a traffic
accident after leaving a concert, his record company confirmed
Thursday.
Camacho, already popular in his home state of Sinaloa and parts of the
U.S. as a singer of the "grupera" genre, was touring when he was killed
on Wednesday, Los Angeles-based DEL Records said in a statement.
The studio said he was 22, though local media reported his age as 23.
He was a guest performer at the concert of another band, Clave Azul, singing his latest hit, El Karma, in the town of Mocorito.
There were varying reports of other deaths in the accident in Sinaloa
state. Camacho was reportedly traveling with three others, and
photographs show the car was destroyed.
The Associated Press could not immediately confirm other details of the accident.
"My heart is broken by the loss of Ariel Camacho," Angel Del Villar,
CEO and founder of DEL Records, said in the statement. "Ariel was like a
son to me. I knew he was going to transform the genre in Mexico and the
United States. Millions of people would have become fans and would have
gotten to know the man I did. We send our condolences to the families
of all those involved in the accident."
Dozens of Mexican musicians including Bob Vega, Luis Coronel, Karla
Sierra, Gerardo Ortiz, and Fidel Rueda expressed their condolences on
social networks and published photos with Camacho. Several came to the
wake in the Sinaloa town of Guamuchil with their guitars to sing in his
memory.
Camacho and his group, Los Plebes del Rancho, were part of a new
generation of singers known as the "altered movement," singing explicit
ballads about the realities of drug trafficking and uncontrolled
violence. Other artists in the movement include Ortiz and the Kommander,
the stage name of Alfredo Rios, who wrote on his Twitter account: "My
sincere condolences to the family and friends of Ariel Camacho.
May God console you for this terrible loss. Rest in peace."
Camacho was born in Guasabe, Sinaloa, and his songs were about his
small-town roots and the narco-culture of Sinaloa, home to Mexico's most
powerful drug cartel of the same name. He performed acoustically with
his group, a second guitar and tuba, and had mastered the smaller,
higher-pitched requinto guitar, according to DEL records.
The record company called his style "real and raw" and said it depicted
"the story of his fans — hard-working people from every walk of life."
Camacho was on tour promoting his album, El Karma, and was also in the
recording studio with a new project. He was to perform several shows
this weekend in Southern California, where he was becoming very popular.
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