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May 17, 2022

My acting debut!

Beautiful people! I’m delighted to share that I’ve been cast in the upcoming Amazon series adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s ‘Anansi🕷Boys’ 👏🏾🤩.  I’m making my debut ‘acting’ appearance with a cameo feature in this six-part series which features an amazing cast including Whoopi Goldberg, Malachi Kirby, Delroy Lindo, Cecilia Noble, Don Gilet, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Emmanuel Ighodaro and Fiona Shaw 🙉. I’m really looking forward to its release. #dreamscometrue  For more info head here: https://press.amazonstudios.com/us/en/press-release/amazon-studios-ianansi-boysi-casts-whoopi-goldberg ...

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January 30, 2022

The Collaboration – The Young Vic Theatre

Woohoo! I'm composing for my second theatre show, a play called 'The Collaboration' at the Young Vic theatre in London. 'The Collaboration' is a play about the collaboration that took place between legendary artists Jena-Michael Basquiat and Andy Warhol in the 1980s, in New York. The two artists embark on an deeply personal and artist journey that re-draws both their worlds. Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah and written by Anthony McCarten starring actors Paul Bettany and...

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January 30, 2022

Hostile

So proud to let you know that 'Hostile', a feature-length documentary that I composed additional music for, has been longlisted for a BAFTA for Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer. Huge congrats to Sonita Gale (Director/Producer) of Galeforce Films. The film is currently on a UK screening tour so click  HERE for a showing near you. Hostile is a documentary focusing on the UK’s complicated relationship with its migrant communities. Told through the stories of four participants from...

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November 24, 2021

Signed to Faber Alt Music Publishing!

Beyond excited to be signed to the incredible Faber Alt team! Cannot wait to create magic and thanks to Music Week for the shoutout ✨🤩🎉🥂❤️🎵 https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/faber-alt-signs-singer-songwriter-cellist-and-composer-ayanna-witter-johnson/084716  ...

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October 24, 2021

Walk with Amal

Beautiful little Amal, a 3.5 metre-tall giant puppet of a song Syrian refugee child is travelling 8,000km to focus attention on the urgent needs of young refugees.  She has walked across Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and is now coming towards the end of her journey here in the UK and tonight she goes to sleep in the Royal Opera House.  I’m so honoured and thankful to the amazing Citizens of the...

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October 24, 2021

Song of the Prophets

Over the moon that this beautiful project came together. The indomitable Chineke! Orchestra commissioned me to compose the opening movement of a four movement work to highlight climate change alongside Christian Aid. ‘Creation’, the opening movement of ‘Song of the Prophets’ brings to life the imagery and energy evoked in Genesis 1, Chapters 1-5 of the Holy Bible which tells us that , “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without...

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October 24, 2021

Tom Ilube – Desert Island Discs

Goodness, what an honour to be commissioned by entrepreneur and educational philanthropist Tom Ilube to create my version of 'A Change Is Gonna Come' and to end his amazing Desert Island Discs with it! YAAAAAY! Watch out for the release soon...

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