Rishima Bahadoorsingh is a musician, educator, and peacebuilding advocate. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, her musical journey began with the diverse traditions of the Caribbean and India, sparking a lifelong passion for both Indian and Western music. She holds a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Simon Fraser and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education from UBC. She is currently pursuing a Master of Music Education in Peacebuilding, at Elizabethtown College with a focus on trauma-informed practice, social-emotional learning, and ethnomusicology. Rishima was an elementary school teacher for over 18 years and is now faculty at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music in the children’s programs.