Sierreño sensation Yahritza y Su Esencia play sold-out show at Crescent Ballroom
As one of the last stops of the Obsessed Tour, Yahritza y Su Esencia played a sold-out show at the Crescent Ballroom in downtown Phoenix Sunday night.
The downtown venue was packed with lovers of Mexican sierreño, in the unique and nostalgic style offered by the Martínez siblings. The trio had an impressive run this past year in the United States and Mexico, catapulted by a viral TikTok video and a debut single that broke records in 2022.
Their recent single “Qué Agonía” dropped this month, a collaboration with Mexican artists Yuridia and Ángela Aguilar, pop and mariachi singers, respectively.
Days before their performance at the Crescent Ballroom, the trio was the latest Latin act to appear on NPR's Tiny Desk series.
In July the group announced a joint concert with Grupo Firme, J Balvin and Farruko at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, for Oct. 20, just days before their last stop of the Obsessed Tour on Oct. 22 in Dallas, Texas.
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Who are Yahritza y Su Esencia?
The group is made up of Yahritza, 16, the youngest of the group, and her brothers Jairo, 25, and Armando "Mando," 28. Of the three, Mando is the only one born in Jiquilpan, Michoacán, while Yahritza and Jairo were born in Yakima Valley, Washington, to parents originally from Michoacán.
In 2022, Yahritza went viral when she sang the trio's first-ever song, which she also wrote. Shortly after, the siblings made themselves known with the song "Soy el Único" and currently have more than 15 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
The trio announced their Obsessed Tour in June with 11 stops across the United States, with their native Washington state hosting the first concert and the tour culminating in Dallas, Texas.
Just this summer, the group came under fire for comments they made about Mexico during a visit to Mexico City, prior to kicking off their U.S. tour.
The siblings apologized to their fans both in the U.S. and in Mexico through a TikTok live.
“What motivates us every day to make songs and music is the great pride of having Mexican blood in our veins. It doesn't matter where we were born, we are proudly Mexican and we greatly appreciate the love of the public," Yahritza said in the video.
La Voz reporter Diana Garcia contributed to this article.
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