Biographical note

Rhiannon Giddens co-founded the Grammy Award–winning The Carolina Chocolate Drops and has been nominated for five additional Grammys as a soloist and collaborator. A musician, singer, songwriter, actor, librettist and MacArthur Fellowship recipient, her many roles and honours include serving as artistic director of Silkroad and performing for the Obamas at the White House. Rhiannon Giddens lives in New Jersey, USA. Find her online at www.rhiannongiddens.com, on Twitter and Instagram @RhiannonGiddens.

Monica Mikai studied painting and earned an MFA at the New York Studio School. She is the illustrator of The Proudest Color by Sheila Modir and Jeffrey Kashou and My Mother’s Wildest Dreams by John A. Light. She lives in Georgia, USA. Find her online at monicamikai.com and on Instagram @monicamikai.