MARIAA SIGA

About me

BOULOGNE SUR GESSE, France

Senegalese singer-songwriter from Casamance, Mariaa Siga has developed an international career across Africa and Europe. Based in France since 2019, she first gained wider public recognition through The Voice, before becoming a winner of the Baco Records Contest, a finalist of the Prix Découvertes RFI, and a prize winner at the Mondial des Femmes in Abidjan.

Her music draws from the traditional rhythms of Casamance and Mandingue musical traditions, blending them with reggae, afro-folk, blues, jazz and world music. Singing in Diola, Wolof and French, Mariaa Siga creates a sound that is deeply rooted, authentic and open to the world.

Her career has been marked by numerous awards and recognitions. She was named Female Artist of the Year at the Casamance Music Awards in 2023, 2024 and 2025, and received the Best Live Performance Award in 2025. In 2023, she won the Silver Medal at the Gwangju Busking World Cup in South Korea.

On stage, Mariaa Siga delivers a powerful and generous live

Cultural background

  • Senegal

Values

  • Authenticity
  • Peace
  • Respect
  • Musical subculture