Mas Aya
‘Coming And Going’ is the fifth release from Mas Aya, pseudonym of acclaimed Nicaraguan-Canadian composer, producer, and musician Brandon Miguel Valdivia. Over the past twenty years Valdivia has emerged as one of the most prolific and respected musicians in Canada. Until recently he was primarily known for his contributions to groups such as Not The Wind, Not The Flag, Picastro, The Cosmic Range, I Have Eaten The City, and alongside the GRAMMY Award-nominated Lido Pimienta. In addition to these projects Valdivia has also been heard alongside the likes of Laraaji, Bomba Estéreo, Tanya Tagaq, Sook-Yin Lee, U.S. Girls, Aidan Baker, Anthony Braxton, Michael Snow, John Oswald, and as remixer for Run The Jewels. He has toured widely as both an accompanist and soloist throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, Latin America, and China.
However, in 2021 Valdivia’s breakthrough LP as Mas Aya, Máscaras (Telephone Explosion Record), ushered in a new era. With warm reception from the likes of Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, the New York Times, and NPR it shed new and long-overdue light on his inventive compositional outlook.
Coming And Going is the follow-up to Máscaras and, much like its predecessor, it represents yet another colossal shift in Mas Aya’s creative journey. The fact that its title is so evocative of flux is no mistake; it’s an album that teems with subtle contradiction and restless intrigue, all the while carving pathways toward the reconciliation of these opposing sonic and thematic forces.
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/mas-aya-coming-and-going/
https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-latin/the-best-latin-music-on-bandcamp-july-2024
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/mas-aya-mascaras-nicaragua-1248393/
Aymara Alvarado Sánchez
Coming from a lineage of artists that took her to the Real Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City, Aymara Alvarado Sánchez is recognized for her versatility in the fields of visual arts, performance and musical improvisation. She currently combines artistic projects with her professional commitment at LAB, where she facilitates the accessibility and democratization of the arts for all members of the community. Her current approach is to combine old and new methods, in the hope of breaking down boundaries and bridging cultural and environmental differences. Her work ranges from street performance to native ceremonies, combining these multidisciplinary techniques, developing her avant-garde style by interfering with the catharsis of human emotions.
DJ Gloryhull
Born and raised in Mexico City and for a while now a Hull resident.
Gloryhull has been playing for the last ten years within the Ottawa/Gatineau cultural circuit including SAW Centre, Daïmôn, Radio Hull, AXENÉO7, Gallery 101, Sentier culturel, Winterlude, Asinabka film festival, Latin American film festival, Debaser, first edition Pique, various residences in bars mostly in Hull and a bunch of parties here and there. ghull loves lush and eclectic sounds which tend to go most of the time towards tropical landscapes.
Expect mostly contemporary sounds from the Latin American diaspora, along with other extravagant riddims and tones.