From career milestones to new music releases to major announcements and those little important moments, Billboard editors highlight uplifting moments in Latin music. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week.
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Los Tigres del Norte’s Minnesota Performance During ICE Turmoil
The regional Mexican music legends performed their largest Twin Cities concert at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul on Friday (April 17) during their Los Tigres Del Mundo tour, amidst heightened tensions following ICE’s Operation Metro Surge. The band — known for championing immigrant rights — told reporters before the event that they hoped to provide a moment of joy and respite for attendees.
“The date was already set for a long time before we knew any of this was going to happen. Now, we want to help,” Los Tigres del Norte‘s Jorge Hernández said in the Minnesota Star Tribune. “It’s hard, because the city has been hurt a lot, the citizens there. Whenever you perform you want people to have fun and forget about everything going on. That’s really what we want to do there.”…