Moor Mother
Artist
Moor Mother is the charged output of the interdisciplinary artist, Camae Ayewa, based in Philadelphia, that combines the catharsis range of punk and the spirit of improvisation of Sun Ra. Using a variety of machines, field recordings, and analog noisemakers, Ayewa constructs fractured and cacophonous waves for her words of punishing pertinence to ride. Toured in Europe and the U.S. at numerous festivals, colleges and universities, Moor Mother has shared the stage with King Britt, Islam Chipsy, Claudia Rankine and Bell Hooks. As a soundscape artist, she has had work featured at Samek Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art Chicago and Everson Museum of Art. Her latest album, “Fetish Bones”, was released through Don Giovanni Records in September 2016. This is not an album meant to help forget but instead to remember the injustices that we bear witness to and participate in. Ayewa is also a renowned poet and writer and she is member of Black Quantum Futurism, having conquered some awards within the area.