Sat Feb 7
Maimouna Youssef, also known as Mumu Fresh, is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, emcee, and cultural ambassador whose powerful voice and storytelling have captivated audiences around the world. Blending soul, jazz, hip-hop, and ancestral tradition, Maimouna brings a timeless sound to every stage she touches. In Honoring the Legends, she pays homage to iconic women such as Angie Stone, Roberta Flack, D'Angelo and other trailblazing artists whose music shaped generations. With exquisite vocals, heartfelt narration, and her signature artistry, Maimouna celebrates their legacy while elevating their stories for a new era.
Mumu Fresh (also known as Maimouna Youssef ) is a GRAMMY-Nominated, Indigenous Music award winning, 3x WAMMY award winning, Washington Award Winning, Musical Ambassador for the US State Department, elected Co-Chair of the Social Action Committee for the GRAMMY DC Chapter of The Recording Academy & an Ambassador of The Black Music Collective.
Mumu Fresh has toured internationally as a critically acclaimed Afro- Indigenous singer, Emcee, songwriter, activist, workshop facilitator and audio engineer who’s been called a “quadruple threat” by The Roots’ Black Thought and “groundbreaking” by Oscar-winning artist, Common.
In 2021, Maimouna partnered with AFROPUNK x Netflix to illuminate and celebrate Black women muses and was the voice behind the ACLU Systematic Equality campaign. In 2020, she was asked to lend her soulful voice to the ESPYs tribute to Black Lives because WE Matter. Some of her other standout moments in 2020 include her contribution to Salaam Remi’s album “Black On Purpose”, along with their single “EMOGs” which surpassed 2 million streams on spotify alone upon release in 2020. She hit the ground running in 2021 with her viral feature on Tobe Nwigwe’s song “Tundah Fiyah” from their album “Cincoriginals” which immediately surpassed one (1) million views on instagram on release day and released her album The Vintage Babies II: Queen of Culture that was produced by DJ Dummy.
Maimouna “Mumu Fresh” Youssef has a very diverse and expansive musical background ranging from Jazz, Gospel, Spirituals, traditional African & traditional Indigenous music, to Hip Hop, Soul, rock and experimental acapella fusion. Maimouna has a passion for activism and community service. She has donated much of her time and platform to increased awareness & education around race and gender inequity, environmental justice and independence for artists.
Behind the scenes, Youssef has served as a mentor for several GRAMMY U affiliated young aspiring artists. In 2020, she founded an online music education platform called “Muniversity Studies” to teach aspiring artists everything they need to know to succeed independently with purpose.
Mumu Fresh is back with her new album “The Healing” and will embark on a national tour to promote.