For her entire life, Miriama has been on the path of the musician/traveller. Her quest for music has brought her to five continents. Born and raised in the USA, she hit the road at 16 years and never looked back. The roots of her sound evolved from her worldwide travels.
She studied with the world-famous Karnatic music family Narayanan in Chennai, India (Madras Music Academy) and West Afrika (Gambia) with the Boraba Griot family Jobarteh. In every land she visited, the quest was to meet, collaborate and learn from the local musicians, songwriters and teachers.

Miriama’s original musical concept developed from all the different cultural influences
mixed with her American-born love of rock-n-roll, jazz and blues. MM Band’s
music has no cultural or musical boundaries. Miriama’s compositions and songs touch the heart with her unique experience and outlook on life, her original guitar, violin, and banjo style, and her warm voice.

Over the years, Mama Miriama has appeared at Festivals, Theatres, Clubs and events in
USA, Mexico, Italy, Gambia, Senegal, France, Spain, Finland, India, UK, and Germany
sharing stage and bill with musicians such as Manu Dibango, Jimmy Cliff, Michael
Franti, Sousou and Maher Cissoko, Joan Armatrading, John Mayall, Phish, Hymn for Her, Soig Sibiril, Kraan and many other great artists.

In 2005 she relocated to Europe, working as a sidewoman guitarist and singer with the
inspirational Aruban singer/ songwriter, Wally Warning, the multi-cultural world music
outfit Jobarteh Kunda and other projects in varied genres; Rock, Reggae, Americana, Jazz, Blues, and Folk.

She has appeared onstage in Germany, Austria, Italy and Senegal at international festivals
including Reggae Chiemsee Festival, Woodstock Dornstadt, Afrika Tage Vienna,
Sunsplash Austria, Tollwood München, the legendary Finkenbach Festival, Bardentreffen
Festival Nürmberg, Zugluft Festival Tirol, Boukotte Festival in Bignona, Senegal.
Dioloulou Festival, Jaliyah Festival, Abene and many more.

In 2013, she founded The Groovy African Ladies Music School, (GALs) a
music education program for women and girls in Gambia and Senegal, West Africa
Her latest solo album, Far and Wide, was released as a fundraiser for GALs.