Festival La Onda: Day 2

We’re super excited to be attending La Onda in Napa California. The list of artists is impressive for a first time festival, with Mana, Alejandro Fernandez, Fuerza Regida and Junior H getting top billing. Follow us for updates throughout Sunday.

4:45 pm

Yartiza y Su Esencia

In a genre that is saturated with male voices in the compa culture, it is refreshing to dee and hear a woman with excellent vocals, who doesn't scantily dress nor shy away from her own compa shout outs, to be seen, singing corridos. Her male guitarists' crisp notes complement her voice and energy. She invited her audience to dance un zapateado and was seen bouncing around the stage energizing her audience with a good old baile.

She punched the scene with her effortless soprano notes. Her humbleness was very apparent--At two distinct points she shouted out to her family, especially her "Ma and pa" who came out to see her. Her rendition of "Mi Cárcel" by Los Bukis and "Asi Fue" by Juan Gabriel got the crowd all singing, reminding us of the songs we grew up listening to with our parents. Her set was a perfect example of how the new generation can continue old music traditions by bringing them to life on stage and sharing their limelight with Los clásicos. Her presence in the corrido scene is significant to representation as she belts out in a love song: "Hoy pierdo a la reina de mis fantasías." She is unapologetically her and the audience is here to dance with her in this energy.

At the peak of her set, she was presented with a plaque on stage for selling a million records of the song Frágil with Grupo Firme and she immediately dedicated the recognition to her fans. She followed after her acknowledgment with singingFrágil alongside her fans.

La Maldita Vecindad

(More to come)