Muthoni Drummer Queen

Muthoni Drummer Queen is an artist and culture entrepreneur from Nairobi, Kenya, whose work sits at the intersection of music, systems design, and infrastructure. As an artist, MDQ is a genre-bending singer, rapper, and drummer creating afro-diasporic pop by fusing hip-hop, reggae-dancehall, and a variety of African rhythms. As an entrepreneur, she is scaling solutions across the music value chain through the perFORM music incubator: A training program designed to develop skills, networks, and opportunities for artists and professionals, and Blankets & Wine, the leading music festival in East Africa with regular editions in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda.