Etmet Musa, also known by her alias Ayo Leilani and her stage name Witch Prophet, is an

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. As Witch Prophet, she has released 3 albums: ''The Golden Octave'' (2018), ''DNA Activation'' (2020), and Gateway Experience (2023). 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. She also is a member of Above Top Secret, an electro-hip hop group. Above Top Secret has released three studio albums since 2010. ''DNA Activation'' was shortlisted for the

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. In 2021, she released a new song "Leilani", which appeared on the deluxe edition of ''DNA Activation.'' The deluxe edition was released July 23, 2021. Her third album as Witch Prophet, entitled ''Gateway Experience'', was released May 1st, 2023. The first single from the album, "Energy Vampire", was released on February 23, 2023 and featured DillanPonders. ''Gateway Experience'' was longlisted for the

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. She is the subject of Loveleen Kaur's 2023 documentary film ''Leilani's Fortune'', which won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2023

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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)

EPs

*''H.P.B.'' (2016) *''Architect of Heartbreak Remixes'' (2017){{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

References

Living people Canadian electronic musicians Black Canadian musicians Canadian LGBT musicians Black Canadian LGBT people Musicians from Toronto 1982 births 21st-century Canadian LGBT people