Afropunk Festival
| Afropunk Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | alternative, blues, R&B, hip-hop, electronic, rock |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Founded by | Matthew Morgan, James Spooner |
| Website | |
| Afropunk Festival website | |
AfroPunk Festival is an annual music festival. It was most recently held in Commodore Barry Park, Brooklyn, New York City. Its performances were primarily known to reflect African-American culture, but has become more diverse. Musicians perform from a variety of genres.
Notable performers
The following performers have performed at the event at least once
- D'Angelo
- Lianne La Havas
- Sharon Jones
- Bad Brains
- Shabazz Palaces
- Body Count
- Chuck D
- DJ Lord
- Questlove
- Mykki Blanco[1]
- Death
- Rye Rye
- Danny Brown
- the London Souls
- Theophilus London
- Wicked Wisdom
- Jean Grae
- Eve[2]
- Trash Talk
- SZA
- Unlocking the Truth[3]
Future events
Afropunk Festival plans to expand to Atlanta, Georgia. Expansion to Oakland, California is a possibility.[4]
References
Coordinates: 40°41′50″N 73°58′45″W / 40.697104°N 73.979037°W