ANZA is a high vibe sister duo consisting of 13 yo Anzi & 16 yo Anna Rivers. Song writing and composing has been a life long passion.
They were born and raised part of their life in the high mountain desert region of Colorado, and now can be found exploring the lush feminine grandmother mountains of North Carolina. They are homeschooled and spend a lot of their time singing and creating.
Anna and Anzi grew up inspired by an array of musical landscapes and experiences from nightly improv lullaby's, reading books as a song, ecstatic dance, music festivals, family dance nights, backyard fires with friends, to the small stages of friend's art galleries, to making up songs in the backseat of the car. All while studying with Jeremy Dittus at the Dalcroze School of the Rockies, since they were 5 years old. Which led them to play piano and guitar.
They have played on stages of Global Leaf, The White Horse, Grey Eagle & Salvage Station in WNC, as well as music festivals on stage, and around the camp fire with Max Ribner, Paul Izak, Tubby Love, and The Freedom Family Band. They have sang with musicians MaMuse, Samara Jade, Aimée Ringle and Micaela Kingslight at The Circle Revival Gatherings, a six hour ceremony and gathering of 1100 people. They have spent significant time in state of the art recording studios with Max Ribner and Roots Grown Deep. They have received accolades from Grammy Award Winning songwriter Jim Lauderdale and Marty Dodson.
A UK radio station recently described their first album Break Through "with a clear 60's influence, reminiscent of the style and storytelling you’d associate with Joni Mitchell, which is surprisingly rare in artists of this age. The harmonies are a real standout, and the vocals have a warmth and confidence that genuinely evoke that era rather than simply imitate it. It feels timeless rather than retro for the sake of it."ANZA has not only been hired to play at Live Music Venues, but also for festivals and retreats to sing and lead songwriting workshops for children and adults with live group performances.
