SUYAI ENSEMBLE

SUYAI is a musical group initiated by the duo Viviana and Mauricio. During their musical journey in the city of London, Ontario, they have incorporated multifaceted musicians from diverse styles and with extensive experience on Canadian stages.

The ensemble now includes various performers from both popular music and the academic world, offering a versatile sound while highlighting the roots and traditions of South American music.As cultivators of the Songs of America, emphasizing the sounds of the Andes and Central American plains, SUYAI promises to bring rhythm, emotion, and virtuosity to London's musical and cultural scene.

The beginning of Suyai is about Viviana & Mauricio, a couple who in 2022 decided to look for new paths and opportunities for themselves and their children, so they decided to emigrate to Canada, settling in the beautiful city of London, Ontario. It is only since 2023 that they begin to develop again their artistic activity, already in new scenarios and delighting new audiences. In March they join the staff of artists who make up Simple Reflections for Artists, from where they have begun to bring their art to the public of London, as well as other localities within the province of Ontario.

'SUYAI' is a word from the Mapuzungun (the ancestral language of the Mapuche people, originally from southern Chile and Argentina), meaning 'Hope'. With this word, Viviana and Mauricio want to express the feeling that provokes them 'the new life' they develop on Canadian soil, being this new space, a place of Hope for the future, its children, music, and the whole society.