Amanda Martinez is a Toronto based singer-songwriter whose music is an original blend of influences from her Mexican and South African roots. Growing up in a bicultural household, Amanda was influenced by her father’s eclectic record collection which she spent hours listening to and her trips to Mexico to visit her family.  She credits her parents for sparking her love of music. Career highlights include headlining the Blue Note jazz club in NYC, the FIFA World Cup in South Africa and the Pan American Games in Mexico and Canada. She has also been a guest recording and touring artist of award-winning guitarist Jesse Cook. She has sold out Toronto’s Koerner Hall multiple times and Ottawa’s National Arts Centre and Winter Garden Theatre.