On 6 June 2016, Pierre Kwenders was a guest on NTS x MIMS Montreal. Pierre Kwenders has been played on NTS in shows including INTL BLK , featured first on 6 November 2017. Songs played include Gbadolite (DJ Mix), Kuna Na Goma and Sexus Plexus Nexus.

Pierre Kwenders is the stage name of José Louis Modabi (born October 31, 1985 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo), a Congolese-Canadian musician. His 2014 album Le Dernier empereur bantou was a shortlisted nominee for the Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2015, and a longlisted nominee for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize.

Kwenders, who sings and raps in English, French, Lingala and Tshiluba, is noted for blending both African music and western pop music influences, including hip hop and electronic music, into his style.