{{Infobox musical artist | background = 'solo_singer' | name = Witch Prophet | birth_name = Etmet Musa | label = Heart Lake Records, 88 Days of Fortune | birth_date = | website = www.WitchProphet.com | image = | alias = Ayo Leilani }}
'''Etmet Musa''',<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Witch Prophet on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/witchprophet/status/1296117385137659906|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-20|title=Montreal rapper Backxwash wins Polaris for best Canadian album|url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-rapper-backxwash-wins-polaris-for-best-canadian-album-1.5152245?cache=%2Fwhy-one-family-sold-their-home-to-travel-to-europe-for-half-a-year-1.3099356|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203715/https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montreal-rapper-backxwash-wins-polaris-for-best-canadian-album-1.5152245?cache=/why-one-family-sold-their-home-to-travel-to-europe-for-half-a-year-1.3099356|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 24, 2021|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Montreal|language=en}}</ref> also known by her alias '''Ayo Leilani''' and her stage name '''Witch Prophet''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/03/20/520803490/songs-we-love-witch-prophet-listen-feat-lucas-silveira|title='Listen,' Witch Prophet Wants You To Heal|website=NPR.org|date=20 March 2017 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-31|last1=Gathright |first1=Jenny }}</ref> is an Ethiopian/Eritrean musician based in Toronto, Ontario.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/witch_prophet_sets_release_show_for_dna_activation|title=Witch Prophet Sets Release Show for 'DNA Activation'|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyxtra.com/witch-prophet-uncovering-east-african-queer-roots-166987|title=Witch Prophet on uncovering her East African queer roots|date=2020-02-06|website=Xtra Magazine|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref> As Witch Prophet, she has released 3 albums: ''The Golden Octave'' (2018), ''DNA Activation'' (2020), and Gateway Experience (2023).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/api/content/3275d962-6d2c-11ea-b74d-1244d5f7c7c6/|title=Review: Witch Prophet's DNA Activation shows the power of family in dark times|last=Stanley|first=Laura|date=2020-03-24|website=NOW Magazine|language=en-us|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/stream_witch_prophets_new_album_dna_activation|title=Stream Witch Prophet's New Album 'DNA Activation'|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/witch_prophet_challenges_genre_reveals_past_lives_and_finds_creative_safe_space_on_the_golden_octave|title=Witch Prophet Challenges Genre, Reveals Past Lives and Finds Creative Safe Space on 'The Golden Octave'|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/88-days-of-fortune-collectively-changed-toronto-hip-hop-has-its-luck-run-out-1.3455921|title=88 Days of Fortune collectively changed Toronto hip-hop. Has its luck run out?|last=Parris|first=Amanda|date=February 19, 2016|website=CBC Arts|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Warner|first=Andrea|date=|title=Queering the Canadian music industry|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/queering-the-canadian-music-industry-1.5161189|access-date=|website=CBC Music}}</ref> She also is a member of Above Top Secret, an electro-hip hop group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/the-redemptive-power-of-hip-hop-1.4752075/queer-musician-witch-prophet-creates-inclusive-hip-hop-scene-1.4752158|title=Queer musician Witch Prophet creates inclusive hip-hop scene|last=|first=|date=August 10, 2018|website=CBC Radio|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/above-top-secret-bang-interview-2016/|title=Toronto's Above Top Secret Need You to Start Paying Attention to the Murders of Indigenous Women on "BANG"|last=MacDonald|first=Sarah|date=2016-06-13|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref> Above Top Secret has released three studio albums since 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/api/content/ce70b4da-5995-11e6-9df1-12955eaaf839/|title=Above Top Secret|last=Ritchie|first=Kevin|date=2016-08-03|website=NOW Magazine|language=en-us|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/above_top_secret-above_top_secret|title=Above Top Secret Above Top Secret|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref> ''DNA Activation'' was shortlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yoo|first=Noah|title=Polaris Prize 2020 Short List: U.S. Girls, Lido Pimienta, Kaytranada|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/polaris-prize-2020-short-list-us-girls-lido-pimienta-kaytranada/|access-date=2020-07-16|website=Pitchfork|date=15 July 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref> In 2021, she released a new song "Leilani", which appeared on the deluxe edition of ''DNA Activation.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Witch Prophet's 'Leilani' Is A Daring Song Of Forgiveness|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/witch-prophets-leilani-is-a-daring-song-of-forgiveness|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Clash Magazine|date=18 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The deluxe edition was released July 23, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Witch Prophet on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/witchprophet/status/1407042451655827460|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> Her third album as Witch Prophet, entitled ''Gateway Experience'', was released May 1, 2023.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Assalay |first=Richie |date=April 29, 2023 |title=Witch Prophet sees the future |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2023/04/29/witch-prophet-sees-the-future-the-toronto-neo-soul-singer-opens-up-about-her-out-of-body-experiences-and-the-love-that-grounds-her.html |website=Toronto Star}}</ref> The first single from the album, "Energy Vampire", was released on February 23, 2023, and featured DillanPonders.<ref name=":0" /> ''Gateway Experience'' was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/music/2023-polaris-music-prize-long-list-feist-jessie-reyez-and-more-1.6871592 "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more"]. CBC Music, June 13, 2023.</ref>
She is the subject of Loveleen Kaur's 2023 documentary film ''Leilani's Fortune'',<ref>Rachel Ho, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/inside_out_2023_leilanis_fortune_review-directed_by_loveleen_kaur "Inside Out 2023: Witch Prophet Sets 'Leilani's Fortune' Apart from Other Music Docs"]. ''Exclaim!'', May 29, 2023.</ref> which won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2023 Inside Out Film and Video Festival.<ref name=2023winners>Valerie Complex, [https://deadline.com/2023/06/insideout-2slgbtq-film-festival-announces-2023-award-winner-1235410025/ "InsideOut 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Announces 2023 Award Winners"]. ''Deadline Hollywood'', June 6, 2023.</ref> In the same year, she was also one of several subjects profiled in the documentary film ''Coven''.<ref>Alisha Mughal, [https://exclaim.ca/film/article/hot_docs_2023_coven-directed_by_rama_rau "'Coven' Explores an Uncommon Magic with Softness and Empathy"]. ''Exclaim!'', May 7, 2023.</ref>
== Discography == === With Above Top Secret === ==== Studio albums ==== *''dis rupt dis reality'', (2010) *''Siren Songs'' (2012) *''Above Top Secret'' (2016)
=== As Witch Prophet === ==== Studio albums ==== *''The Golden Octave'' (2018) *''DNA Activation'' (2020) *''Gateway Experience'' (2023) * Words Are Spells, Thoughts Are Magic (2026)
==== EPs ==== *''H.P.B.'' (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/toronto-witch-prophet-puts-herself-first|title=Toronto's Witch Prophet is finally putting herself first|website=Red Bull|language=en|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref> *''Architect of Heartbreak Remixes'' (2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/api/content/3351d740-0e5d-11e7-85e4-0aea2a882f79/|title=Toronto's Witch Prophet talks Seattle weed, grunge and her new remix EP|last=Streeter|first=Mark|date=2017-03-21|website=NOW Magazine|language=en-us|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref>
== References == <references />
{{Authority control}}
Category:Living people Category:Canadian electronic musicians Category:21st-century Black Canadian musicians Category:Canadian queer musicians Category:Black Canadian LGBTQ people Category:Musicians from Toronto Category:1982 births Category:21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people