Born in Sri Lanka, raised on Prince Edward Island, and based in Ottawa, ON - Amanda Lowe Warnakulasuriya is a queer multidisciplinary folk artist, educator, grant writer, community builder, and event coordinator. She provides professional development opportunities, community engagement, and advocacy support for IBPOC, Queer, and Trans communities, helping them gain equitable access to opportunities and funding - both on and off stage! Currently she is a touring musician, an Associate Program Officer at the Canada Council for the Arts, and the co-chair of Girls+ Rock Ottawa.

Kejo Kameke Buchanan is a Librarian at the Toronto Reference Library Arts Department that curates folk acoustic sound through Jali Journey on a community radio station, CJRU 1280AM. Also Executive Producer of FolkRecovery.org an oral history project celebrating and archiving BIPOC Canadian folk storytellers available in various accessible formats.

As an Afro-Canadian knowledge sharer and creative of Jamaican heritage her credentials include over 6 years experience in non-profit database management, BA in Humanities, Library Tech diploma and MLIS degree. Travelling between areas of community, creativity, information and nature. Her consistent goal is to merge her information skills and artistry within collectives of community builders, seed planters and those honouring and benefiting from collective healing and change.