Biography

Rio Samaya Band

Latin Folk Fusion

Based in Canada, the Rio Samaya Band is made up of Francisco and Sally Pace, a.k.a. Pancho and Sal.

The Rio Samaya Band music is a vibrant blend of Latin folk and world music, combining traditional Latin American rhythms and melodic storytelling.

The project and the concept is to tour the world and build up the band joining with local musicians using the Rio Samaya Band signature to share the music.

Pancho is born in Argentina and Sal is born in England, together they create a vortex that can be experienced in their live presentations.
Instrumentation:
Pancho- Guitars, Flamenco, Acoustic and Electric, Charango, Ukulele, Quena, Traverse flutes, Harmonica, Drum and hand percussion.
Sal- Accordion, Guitar, Ukulele, Bass, Bombo Drum, Shakers, and other hand percussion instruments.

Recognition

French and English radio stations:

CBC, 96.1, 102.7, 103.1 FM’s, 1540 Am,
Coop Radio 105.7 FM, SFU Radio 90.1 FM
Yuca Stereo and Radio Alicia.

TV:
CBC TV, VTV, Shaw TV, Global, City TV and Multicultural channel 20.

Festivals:

Mission Folk Festival, Harrison Festival of Arts,

In Harmony Music Fest, Trout Forest Festival,

Caribbean Festival, North Van Folk Fest,

Blue Mountain, Point Roberts Festival,

Harmony Arts Festival, Camp Alexandra Festival,

Desert Daze Festival, Alaska Salmon Festival,

Montreal Tango Festival, Cumberland Atmosphere Festival, Livo Festival Denmark.

Venues:

Commodore Ballroom, Wise Hall, Annex Theatre and Columbia Theatre..

Few other places Rio Samaya has been : Canada everywhere, and worldwide in USA, India, Turkey, Mexico, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Tunisia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Indonesia, Australia, Argentina, Peru and Guatemala .

JA PACE

Born in Canada, has studied dance from a very young age, including ballet, jazz, tap, Acro and recently flamenco, Sufi, first nation and free style. Ja is an accomplished choreographer, creating and developing everything she has learned into new styles over classic boundaries. Having participated in numerous groups and stages around the world, her experience shows as Ja delivers every show with grace and realism. Ja also plays Saw, Mouth Harp, Cajon and Bombo. Ja can be included in Rio Samaya presentations if requested.
https://www.instagram.com/magic_planet_ja/