Moor Mother

Moor Mother
Ayewa performing in 2017
Background information
Birth nameCamae Ayewa
Also known as
  • Moor Mother Goddess[1]
  • Camae Defstar[2]
Born (1981-11-19) November 19, 1981 (age 42)
Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S.
OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresExperimental[3]
Occupations
  • Poet
  • musician
  • activist
Years active2012–present[4]
Labels
Websitemoormother.bandcamp.com

Camae Ayewa,[5] (born November 19, 1981[6]) better known by her stage name Moor Mother, is an American poet, musician, and activist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[7] She is one half of the collective Black Quantum Futurism, along with Rasheedah Phillips,[8] and co-leads the groups Irreversible Entanglements and 700 Bliss.[9][10]

  1. ^ Sacher, Andrew (October 6, 2016). "Moor Mother released 'Fetish Bones,' touring with Screaming Females". BrooklynVegan. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Fintoni, Laurent (December 18, 2015). "Meet Camae Defstar, The Philly Activist Channelling Her City's Pain Through Music". The Fader. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Blais-Billie, Braudie (October 19, 2017). "Moor Mother Shares Three-Hour Piece: Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Willems, Jasper (January 17, 2017). "Distorting The Present: DiS Meets Moor Mother". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  5. ^ Dandridge-Lemco, Ben (March 1, 2018). "Take a trip to Moor Mother's Philadelphia in this new mini-doc". The Fader. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Moor Mother". Apple Music. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Ravens, Chal (January 11, 2018). "Moor Mother review – howl of apocalyptic fury is kept to a whisper". The Guardian. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  8. ^ Duplan, Anaïs (March 14, 2017). "Moor Mother Explains Black Quantum Futurism". Vice. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  9. ^ Camp, Zoe (April 2, 2020). "The Revolutionary Free Jazz of Irreversible Entanglements". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "700 Bliss discuss their debut album Nothing To Declare | The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved September 25, 2022.