Yahritza y Su Esencia shines bright at La Onda
By Natalie Garcia
In a genre saturated with male voices in the compa culture corrido scene, it is refreshing to see and hear a young woman with excellent vocals, who doesn't shy away from her own compa shout outs, singing corridos.
On Sunday afternoon at La Onda’s Verizon Stage, Yahritza y Su Esencia put together a beautiful set and experience for festivalgoers.
Yahritza’s brothers as guitarists played simple yet crisp notes that complemented her powerful voice, punching the scene with her effortless soprano notes. Yaritzia's youthful energy was contagious — throughout her set, she was dancing and bouncing around the stage, creating a baile atmosphere, zapateado and all, at La Onda.
Yahritza’s confidence and maturity left many seasoned concert goers impressed. At just 16 years old, she has music writing, instrument playing, and awards under her belt.
Yahritza leads with humility despite her band’s quick rise to fame — this humility is apparent when twice during her performance she shouted out her family, specifically her "Ma and Pa" in the audience who came out to see her.
Yahritza reminds us that this new generation of artists wants to continue the beautiful legacy that is our música by sharing their moments on stage with Los clásicos. Her rendition of "Tu Cárcel" by Los Bukis and "Asi Fue" by the late Juan Gabriel got the crowd singing in unison, reminding us of the songs we grew up listening with our parents.
Her presence in the corrido scene is significant for representation as she belts out in a love song: "Hoy pierdo a la reina de mis fantasías." She is unapologetically her and her fans were there to dance in this inclusivity.
At the peak of her set, Yahritza was presented with a plaque on stage for selling a million records for the song “Frágil” with Grupo Frontera and she immediately dedicated the recognition to her fans.
Not too long ago, the band was discovered on Tik Tok, simply jamming in their home and fast forward a year later, they were now singing in front of thousands.
We are excited to see where this young group goes and how they will trailblaze for other young artists. They are authentically Mexicano — regardless of their birth place, because la música y el corazón no ve ni siente fronteras.