Witch Prophet celebrates the Ethiopian Queen of Sheba & the Power of Black Women with new video "MAKDA"

Witch Prophet celebrates the Ethiopian Queen of Sheba and the power of Black women and mothers with her new video “MAKDA”, out today. The track is taken from Witch Prophet’s 2020 Polaris Music Prize Shortlsted LP, D.N.A Activation and is written and performed by Witch Prophet and produced by her wife SUN SUN.

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“MAKDA is a song named after my sister as well as the Queen of Sheba. It’s about stepping into your power, as well as the strength, resiliency and beauty of the Black woman,” explains Witch Prophet. “It’s also a reminder to those that try to take advantage of us that we are in charge and always have been.”

The video for “MAKDA” sees Witch Prophet team up again with director Leah Vlemmiks, who directed the video for “TESFAY”, which was selected as part of the SXSW 2021 Film Festival alongside Fka Twigs, Dirty Projectors and Run the Jewels and has been nominated for 2021 Prism Prize for Best Music Video.

“MAKDA" is a celebration of the Ethiopian Queen of Sheba and the power of Black women and mothers told through dance and documentary”, says Vlemmiks. “Made in collaboration with dancer and choreographer, Esie Mensah, “MAKDA” mixes powerful movement with rich visuals that celebrate Witch Prophet’s ancestral history and the women in her life that inspire her.”

“MAKDA” is from Witch Prophet’s 2020 Polaris Music Prize Shortlisted LP D.N.A. Activation. The album, an ode to Witch Prophet’s Ethiopian and Eritrean ancestral roots, fuses Jazz, Hip-Hop, Soul and RnB with songs sung in English, Amharic, and Tigrinya. D.N.A. Activation is also set for a UK release this summer of an exclusive deluxe edition via Heart Lake Records under exclusive license to Ki An Projects.

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