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.

