Etmet Musa,[1][2] also known by her alias Ayo Leilani and her stage name Witch Prophet,[3] is an Ethiopian/Eritrean musician based in Toronto, Ontario.[4][5] As Witch Prophet, she has released 3 albums: The Golden Octave (2018), DNA Activation (2020), and Gateway Experience (2023).[6][7][8] She co-founded and is the co-director of 88 Days of Fortune, a collective based in Toronto since 2009 that rebranded as Heart Lake Records in 2018.[9][10] She also is a member of Above Top Secret, an electro-hip hop group.[11][12] Above Top Secret has released three studio albums since 2010.[13][14]DNA Activation was shortlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.[15] In 2021, she released a new song "Leilani", which appeared on the deluxe edition of DNA Activation.[16] The deluxe edition was released July 23, 2021.[17] Her third album as Witch Prophet, entitled Gateway Experience, was released May 1st, 2023.[18] The first single from the album, "Energy Vampire", was released on February 23, 2023 and featured DillanPonders.[18]Gateway Experience was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.[19]
She is the subject of Loveleen Kaur's 2023 documentary film Leilani's Fortune,[20] which won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2023 Inside Out Film and Video Festival.[21] In the same year, she was also one of several subjects profiled in the documentary film Coven.[22]
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^ abAssalay, Richie (April 29, 2023). "Witch Prophet sees the future". Toronto Star.
^"2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more". CBC Music, June 13, 2023.
^Rachel Ho, "Inside Out 2023: Witch Prophet Sets 'Leilani's Fortune' Apart from Other Music Docs". Exclaim!, May 29, 2023.
^Valerie Complex, "InsideOut 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Announces 2023 Award Winners". Deadline Hollywood, June 6, 2023.
^Alisha Mughal, "'Coven' Explores an Uncommon Magic with Softness and Empathy". Exclaim!, May 7, 2023.
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