The singer and leader of ‘The great international orchestra ‘, Christian Dominguez he revealed in an interview for ‘ATV ‘ that he, along with the members of his group, are receiving threats from toll collectors. He confessed that this is not something new, but rather an everyday problem that happens at every concert they have scheduled.
Despite being a worrying situation, Dominguez He says that they have been able to cope with it and that by having constant communication with the police, both he and the members of his group can feel calm in their performances.
“You have to know how to handle it a lot, you have to have a lot of communication with the authorities,” said the cumbia fan.
Christian Domínguez reveals that he and his band were victims of extortion. Photo: LR Composition / Instagram
Threats against Christian Domínguez and ‘The Great International Orchestra’
Christian Dominguez the leader of the group, confesses that the criminals have him and his groups in their sights. Despite this, they try to handle the situation calmly, maintaining constant communication with the National Police and at the same time having their own security.
“This is something that happens all the time, that is undeniable, it always happens, it is something that we have to deal with on a daily basis. I think that the orchestras that have been around for a longer time and are more famous are “in demand”, but thank God we have always handled it in the best way and we can rest easy,” he said. Dominguez .
Christian Domínguez reveals the security measures his company has in place against extortion. Photo: ATV
He added that music is a business that is mostly informal, which is why so much ‘The great international orchestra’ as ‘Pure Feeling ‘, are managed like a large and formal company, so a lot is invested in security.
“We are a fairly large company of 52 people, and in some way we are always taken care of, we are always protected. We take the necessary security measures. We have an office, everything has to be well managed. Music is quite informal in many ways, in Gran Orquesta, one of the main pillars has been to manage it in a business-like manner. We have everything in order and that implies security,” said the cumbia singer.
Extortions towards the Peruvian music industry
The case of Christian Dominguez and his group is one of the many cases of extortion and fee-sharing in the Peruvian music scene. The state of citizen insecurity in the country is increasingly critical, and most Peruvian musicians feel frustrated, since being part of the group of victims of these criminals forces them to stop their activities.
A few days ago, the murder of the brother of one of the members of the orchestra was reportedZaperoko ‘, a group that has been under threats for several years now, and that according to police sources, they demand payment of 200 thousand soles from people close to the members. Another case is that of Brayan Kamus, the ‘Little Prince of Cumbia’, who reported having been the victim of extortion after gaining visibility on social networks and completing a tour of Europe. The extortionists ordered him to pay 50,000 soles, an amount that he refused to pay, after this refusal, the criminals began to send him photos of his home and vehicles in which he and his family were traveling.
