Sigalagala is a festival that recognizes the contribution of African women in arts - normally celebrated through music and visual art. The festival has attracted big names in art and music including Mbilia Bel, the celebrated Congolese maestro, Bi Kidude, a ninety-seven year old Zanzibari woman who is still a powerful performer to this day. Suzanna Owiyo, Atemi, Amani, Ogoya Nengo, Suzanne Gachukia, Valerie Kimani, Bismillahi Gargar - to name a few.Visual artists who have paticipated in Sigalagala include the celebrated Rosemary Karuga (also in her 80's) Tabitha wa Thuku, Geraldine Robarts, Mary Ogembo, Caroline Mbirua and Maggie Otieno. Last year, the festival took the form of a meeting/mini-conference.

The participants were drawn from all works of life across regions, across religions and trans-generational (young, ‘middle-age’ and elderly). It provided a platform for women to share their perspectives, insights and experiences as mothers, daughters and sisters about the mostly silent influence those women can and often do have in the family and in community, and how this influence might be directed strategically to impact the course of events in this country. The festival then culminated in a concert with performances from Esther Wahome, Bismillahi Gargar, Valerie Kimani and Suzanna Owiyo