Mas Aya
Mas Aya Finds New Pathways on 'Coming and Going'
PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2024
Brandon Miguel Valdivia often makes music for meditation, but his sound is more reflective of firing synapses in a mercurial mind...
Toronto's TONE Festival Taps Wolf Eyes & Anthony Braxton, Colin Fisher, Mas Aya for 2024 Edition
PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024
Toronto's TONE Festival returns for its sixth edition this month, and organizers have detailed the lineup taking part in this year's event....
Mas Aya Announces New Album 'Coming and Going,' Shares Lido Pimienta Collaboration
PUBLISHED May 7, 2024
Acclaimed Nicaraguan-Canadian composer Mas Aya has announced a new album, previewed today by lead single "Tú y Yo" featuring Lido Pimienta...
Montreal's Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival Details 2022 Edition
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2022
Montreal's Suoni Per Il Popolo is returning to action in its home city this month, and organizers have detailed over 40 live shows, book la...
Purple City Music Festival Gets !!!, Shannon and the Clams, Basement Revolver, Dilly Dally for 2022 Edition
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2022
Founded in 2013, Edmonton's Purple City Music Festival (formerly Up + Downtown) is a forward-thinking festival for the future — and the fut...
The Sound of October 2021: This Month's Essential New Releases
PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2021
October is typically spooky season, but this month's essential new releases are anything but — they're warm and inviting, traversing the sp...
Mas Aya's 'Máscaras' Is a Rewarding Sonic Revolution
PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2021
How do you touch the present? That might have been the single question guiding Brandon Valdivia's newest Mas Aya record, Máscaras ("Masks")...
Mas Aya Details New Album 'Máscaras'
PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2021
Mas Aya — the prolific Toronto-based producer/percussionist and collaborator to U.S. Girls, Sandro Perri and Sook-Yin Lee — has announced p...
