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NAPA, Calif. - Festival-goers at a popular Napa concert were disheartened when the Trump administration pulled the visas of two Mexican bands -- saying that their lyrics glorify cartel violence -- a claim the bands dispute and music lovers say will cast a chilling effect on foreign artists wanting to play in the United States.

A couple of the bands, including a very popular group from Mexico called Grupo Firme, were forced to pull out of La Onda on Sunday over problems with their visas.

Music fans flock to Festival La Onda

"This is what we come here for right here," Alfonzo Robles of Santa Rosa said.

"It's just the music, the ambiance," said Maria Rangel of Reno, Nevada.

Music fans were having a blast at Festival La Onda, which features all sorts of Latin music acts.

"We

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