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Arts & Culture
May 4 - 10, 2022 EDITOR: Ryan Hardison • arts@thedailyaztec.com
Pancho Barraza leaves the crowd energized at Cal Coast Theatre By Karina Bazarte & Karelly Vidrio ASST. MUNDO AZTECA EDITOR & STAFF WRITER
It was a full house at San Diego State’s Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, when the opening regional Mexican banda group Banda Cuisillos and regional Mexican singer Francisco Javier Barraza, better known as “Pancho Barraza,” took the stage on Saturday, April 23. Everyone who came saw Pancho Barraza give an epic performance on his 30thanniversary tour, making his fans drenched in sweat as they sang and danced to their favorite singer all night long. In the beginning, Banda Cuisillos enlightened and prepared the crowd for a night full of dancing. The band was originally formed in Tala Jalisco in 1987, and they always represent their ancestors’ attire. The band wore light blue pants, brown poncho sweaters, blue headbands, light brown boots and dreamcatchers. “The concert was a good representation of Mexico itself. It was a colorful environment filled with music and with a strong
Photo by Karelly Vidrio
Members of Pancho Barraza performing and hyping up the crowd by making sure everyone were on their feet. Everyone was left feeling energized and elightened during the concert.
aspect of Mexican culture,” Kimberly Jimenez, a fan at the concert, said. Cuisillos had powerful energy that was shown throughout the whole concert. Many fans had headbands that said the band’s name showing their love for them. With songs like “Mil Heridas,” “Vanidosa” and “Ya No Mires Asi,” the lively music made fans dance as soon as they hit the stage. Jimenez described the feeling she got when she saw people express Mexican culture. “The demographic and the background of the attendees felt
like home,” Jimenez said. “The men wore the typical ‘sombreros.’ I felt like I was in a Mexican town party like my mother speaks from her youth.” When it was time for the main event, and the fans patiently waited until dancers wearing the colors yellow and blue came out to dance. The crowd lost it as they started to jump and scream with joy for the main event. Barraza, originally from Juan Jose Rios, Sinaloa, Mexico, made his fans sing along to one of the most popular of his songs like, “Mi enemigo era el amor” (My enemy was love), “Ignoraste mi
lagrimas” (ignored my tears) and “Musica romantica” (Romantic music). Making the crowd not stop dancing and singing his best hit. The singer had an extraordinary show performance with the captivating choreography of his dancers. Banda, mariachi and chorus singers gave life to his performance. “Other artists will not engage with the fans. When Pancho Barraza sang I felt the heartbreak and I felt the love,” Jimenez said. “I had listened to his song ‘Ignoraste Mis Lagrimas’ before, but the way Band and Mariachi played it instantly took me to that special person I couldn’t keep.” During his performance, Barraza paid tribute to the legendary Mexican singer Joan Sebastian who passed away in 2015. Images from Joan Sebastian, well known as “El Rey del Jaripeo” were projected on the sections of the screen in the background of the show in honor of him. The set led to an excellent show since the public was on their feet for the whole concert. “He wasn’t what I thought he would be,” Jimenez said. “I was left stunned and based on his performance, vocals, and charisma onstage I am now a fan.”
CannaClub provides students with information about the ‘highs and blows’ of marijuana usage By Aaron Velasquez STAFF WRITER
Cannabis is a growing worldwide market, and at San Diego State, CannaClub hopes to take advantage of this business opportunity to educate consumers and industry hopefuls about the benefits of cannabis. With the legalization of recreational marijuana in California in 2016, the industry has amassed over $4.4 billion in sales in just 2020 alone, according to Statista.com. CannaClub president and SDSU senior Daniel Cordova speaks about how the club educates members on this continuously growing business market. “We had a panel board earlier this semester with all types of cannabis people, we had people who focus in CBD (cannabidiol), from out of state, places where they don’t even have recreational cannabis,” Cordova said. ”We just wanted to see all the different nuances of cannabis, we teach people about all the nuances of a developing market cause cannabis is definitely not a mature market yet at all.” CannaClub has held many events throughout the semester reflective of the club’s foundations of education, career development and community. Events such as sound bath
Photo by Aaron Velasquez
With recreational marijuana only legalized in 18 states (along with the District of Columbia) as of April 2022, CannaClub teaches members with varying knowledge all about the cannabis business.
meditations and visits to a local marijuana manufacturing facility. CannaClub co-president and SDSU junior Emilio Estrada believes the firsthand experience the club offers can help introduce members to the cannabis market. “I feel like also taking people to different field trips that we have…. where we go to grow ops (grow operations) and whatnot and we really try to just get everybody to see firsthand how the process works,” Estrada said. Through discussion with their members, Cordova said the executive board is able to educate themselves on topics their community wants to learn more about. The club shares its research through presentations,
infographics and bringing resources related to cannabis, such as industry professionals or job opportunities. In the years since legalization, cannabis has been able to bring new products to the marijuana market, making strides in both the medicinal and recreational uses of cannabis. Lauren Skinner, a sophomore at SDSU and the community communication director at CannaClub, explained how some cannabinoid products can help ease new users into cannabis without the fear of experiencing anxiety or paranoia. “A lot of people obviously know just about THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) and
CBD but there’s a lot of other cannabinoids,” Skinner said. “People can smoke delta eight now, there’s delta nine, delta 10 – there’s all these different parts of it and I think it’s being more accepted with that kind of education cause it’s not just ‘oh I’m just getting high.’ It’s ‘I’m smoking a legal amount of this and this for this medical benefit.’” By highlighting the medicinal benefits of Cannabis, CannaClub hopes to break the stigma surrounding Cannabis users. A stigma long supported by unjust marijuana laws which the American Civil Liberties Union says led to Black people having been four times more likely than White individuals to be arrested for marijuana laws, even though studies show both races use marijuana at the same rate. SEE ONLINE
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