The Drummer Queen

Muthoni Ndonga is definitely one of Kenya’s most eclectic women. Known widely as the ‘Drummer Queen’, this songwriter-singer-poet is a leading figure on the Kenyan entertainment scene and has taken the web by storm. Muthoni DQ has been featured on many different sites from hundreds of blogs to countless entertainment sites and YouTube. Her popularity is not only driven by her music but her skills as an entrepreneur; she founded “Blankets and Wine,” one of East Africa’s premier music experiences. Using her fluency in three languages (English, Kikuyu and Kiswahili), Muthoni creates ‘Fusion Soul’ an African inspired sound that reflects the experiences of urban youth in a soulful way. source: http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/-/434746/1225852/-/110w6u4z/-/index.html
Official Website: muthonimusic.com

Penya Artists: Muthoni The Drummer Queen
Nairobi born and raised singer, songwriter, flow-poet, creative and social entrepreneur, Muthoni Ndonga, is already poised to become a leading presence in the world of Kenyan entertainment and social development.

Having performed at many shows in Nairobi as well as in London, Kampala, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Addis Ababa and Yaounde as part of the Cultural collaborative band “Bring the Noise” put together by the British Council in 2007, her showmanship and artistry is nothing short of an experience. read more at source: http://penyafrica.com/
Penya Africa and its European label management are proud to present Muthoni the Drummer Queen (DQ), singer, songwriter, flow-poet, creative and social entrepreneur.   With English, Kikuyu, Kiswahili and awesome at her linguistic disposal, Muthoni blends styles as diverse as salsa, kwaito, afro-rock, taarab, rap, Floetry and R&B on an intoxicating fusion of sounds that you should adopt as the soundtrack for your next life. Across the dimensions, the reviews have understood that she is inspired by love, relationships, politics, and new spirituality, her sound is a conscious call to live, dream and hope in curiosity, courage and strength. Delivered sometimes in song and “Floetry” (spoken poetry) her work is an experimental, entertaining and stirring display of artistry is nothing short of intergalactic.
 The Drummer Queen´s album “Human Condition”was launched in Nairobi on November the 29th 2009 at the one-year anniversary of the monthly Blankets&Wine music festival.
source: http://kenyanheartbeat.com/pages/site.php?id=100036&social=true

Muthoni DQ has the keys to the disco
Capital FM Lifestyle July 20, 2011

The uber crazy Drummer Queen who was christened Muthoni some 20+ years ago is welcoming you to the disco. It’s whacky, strange coloured tights, eclectic drum beats and half fast talking half singing lyrics. The single ‘Welcome to the Disco’ is the first track off her upcoming Africa Unsigned EP, and all the celebrities in the promo are (somehow) part of the project.
 Muthoni was introduced to the Kenyan market about three years ago as the Drummer Queen under the Penya umbrella. She is now flying solo with both Penya and Africa Unsigned in tow, and trying her best to stretch if not break the barriers of musical comfort.

Her most successful single to date has been ‘Mikono Kwenye Hewa’, which earned her an MTV nomination. Her latest single before Welcome to the Disco is Life.

“We were in Studio with Robert ‘Wawesh’ Kiboy trying to make an electronic song, but after hearing this beat, Sandra aka ‘The Sapient One’ decided to promptly write to it and we recorded it.
We then shared it with Porgie of Code Red who apart from being a great friend, continues to play a key role in my journey as an artiste. He loved it! We knew it was a great song, what we did not know is how and when to release it,” she says of the genesis of the song.
 Welcome to the Disco will be simultaneously released on July 30, 2011 in Holland, London and Nairobi (Club Volar). source: http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/lifestyle/2011/07/20/muthoni-dq-has-the-keys-to-the-disco/