De Mar y Rio
Colombia
De Mar y Rio
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De Mar y Río is the ambassador group of youth and traditional marimba music, recognized for weaving a bridge between tradition and modernity in each of their performances. This powerful musical ensemble won first place at Colombia’s Petronio Álvarez Pacific Music Festival in 2024. De Mar y Río (“of sea and river”) is made up of eleven young percussionists and singers, from different territories of the Pacific - Timbiquí, Cali, Guapi, Ladrilleros, El Charco, Iscuandé, and López de Micay. The group formed in Cali, Colombia, through the guidance and direction of their early mentor, actor, lawyer, and cultural manager Felipe Amú. The group’s name was chosen to reflect the diversity of their members’ places of origin. De Mar y Río has been recognized at prestigious Petronio Álvarez Awards (2022 finalists) and 2024 (winners). The group’s second studio album Cantaré was premiered on the big stage of Colombia’s Estéreo Picnic festival in March of this year, sharing the bill with Shawn Mendes, Justin Timberlake, and Olivia Rodrigo. This is De Mar y Río’s first tour in Canada.
