Camae Ayewa

Camae Ayewa is an interdisciplinary artist based in Philadelphia.  A musician performing under the name Moor Mother Goddess, she has toured in Europe and the U.S. and has performed at numerous festivals, colleges, and universities sharing the stage with King Britt, Islam Chipsy, and Claudia Rankine.  A soundscape artist with work featured at Samek Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art Chicago, and Everson Museum of Art, Camae is also a singer in punk band The Mighty Paradocs.  Camae is co-founder and organizer of Rockers! Philly, a 10-year long running event series and festival focused on marginalized artists. As a workshop facilitator, she works with youth centered programs, non profits, and shelters. As a curator of fundraising events, Camae has worked with and serves on the board of Girls Rock Philly, and is assistant coordinator of The Afrofuturist Affair, Philadelphia's premiere afrofuturism organization. Camae is also a poet and author of the forthcoming poetry book Fetish Bones and is an avid zinemaker and collector. She is a member of Black Quantum Futurism Collective, which released its first book, Black Quantum Futurism theory and practice Vol. 1. and has been featured at the Schomburg Center, as well as presented installations at the Rebuild Foundation and Temple Contemporary at Tyler School of Art.

Camae will organize sixteen politically focused rock shows which she hopes will become networking and movement building events for marginalized groups including people of color, LGBT youth, artists, activists, and musicians. Her goal is to build a community where young people can support each other in various socially conscious projects and share resources.