Moor Mother, aka Camae Ayewa, announced last month the release of her ninth album, The Great Bailout, out March 8th through ANTI-. With the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act and the 1835 Slavery Abolition Act acting as the backdrop for the album, the composer, poet, vocalist and educator offers an incisive reflection on the brutality of British slavery, including paid reparations to slave owners.
Following the delicate, spectral, and sublime ‘Guilty’, Moor Mother has shared second single ‘All the Money’. Compelling and affecting alike, a sinister tone lurks throughout. Listing British iconic landmarks such as St Paul’s Cathedral, The Victoria & Albert Museum, Big Ben, The Tower of London, The British Museum or The Palace of Westminster, Ayewa asks, “where’d they get all the money?”. ‘All the Money’ features British-Iraqi dramatic soprano, opera composer and producer Alya Al Sultani and it comes with an accompanying video directed by filmmaker and multimedia artist Cauleen Smith. Watch it below.