As a biracial woman growing up in northern Canada in the remote community of Somba K’e (Yellowknife), Roya explores themes of identity, belonging, and home in her work. Mixing the sounds of acoustic guitars, folk rhythms, and jazz infused melodies, Roya encaptures her audiences with direct but poetic encounters.
 She was recently awarded the Edmonton Arts Council Cultural Diversity in the Arts grant to record her debut album Breath & Being, set to release on Bent River Records in 2022.