Siama Matuzungidi

Minneapolis, Twin Cities metro

Minneapolis guitarist and singer playing feel-good African music rooted in soukous, including family shows.

Siama Matuzungidi is a Minneapolis musician whose feel-good African music features intricate guitar, syncopated rhythms and spirited singing rooted in soukous. Siama Matuzungidi also plays mbira, lokole and balafon, and performs family shows as Papa Siama and Auntie Dallas, blending Congolese melodies with English lyrics. Siama Matuzungidi was named a 2026-2027 McKnight Composer Fellow and received a 2026 MRAC Creative Connections grant.