Witch Prophet

Witch Prophet Is a Canadian Cannabis Hero

PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2020

GTA-based Ethiopian/Eritrean songwriter Witch Prophet, (a.k.a. Ayo Leilani) knows a thing or two about cannabis — she even recently threw a...

​Toronto Fringe Announces Free PS: Music Fest with No Joy, Maylee Todd, Cartel Madras

PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2019

Toronto Fringe Festival will take over the city next month, and this year's event will feature a new musical component called PS: Music Fes...

CMW Reveals Full 2019 Lineup

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2019

Ahead of kicking off Canadian Music Week's 2019 edition next month, festival organizers have officially announced the event's full lineup....

Fucked Up, METZ, Witch Prophet to Play Toronto Overdose Prevention Benefit Show

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2018

Fucked Up, METZ, Witch Prophet and more will perform at a benefit concert in support of the Toronto Overdose Prevention Society. The all-a...

​Guelph's Holy Smokes Music Festival Announces 2018 Lineup

PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2018

Holy Smokes Music Festival is throwing its inaugural event in Guelph this fall, and organizers have just unveiled the first-ever lineup of...

Witch Prophet Seeks Deep Connection on 'The Golden Octave'

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2018

Witch Prophet, aka Ayo Leilani, says the title of her debut The Golden Octave refers to "a level of sound that penetrates deep into your so...

Witch Prophet Challenges Genre, Reveals Past Lives and Finds Creative Safe Space on 'The Golden Octave'

PUBLISHED May 17, 2018

The music Ayo Leilani makes as Witch Prophet hovers above R&B and hip-hop descriptors, but doesn't land on either. On The Golden Octave, th...

Witch Prophet

The Golden Octave

PUBLISHED May 16, 2018

To open The Golden Octave, Witch Prophet's highly anticipated debut, Ayo Leilani softly wonders, "What if I told you just who I was." It is...