AFROPUNK, the documentary-turned-music-festival, will return to Brooklyn, NY this summer with one epic lineup. You have your rap: Ice Cube, Tyler The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Shabazz Palaces. Your fire beats and serious soul: Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Sango, Esta, The Internet, Janelle Monae, CeeLo Green. Some Aggro vibes: a Bad Brains/Fishbone/Living Colour Superjam, Trash Talk. And fucking George Clinton too. This year’s installment should not be missed.
AFROPUNK comes along with a strong dose of activism, and the festival is always representing a socio-political agenda that promotes equality for all. Read up on the theme, along with what else you can expect from the event, from the mouths of the organizers themselves.
During this important election year, with self-empowerment winds blowing through the air, the theme AFROPUNK has chosen for the 12th installment of the festival is “POWER TO THE PARTY.” Power, it’s a feeling, it’s an energy, it’s the undisputed connection between cause and effect – the best of us give it away, the worst usurp it, but living modern life to the fullest, means either mastering your relationship to it or walking in its shadow. We are not blind.
Party is an oxymoron, it’s a gathering of many for a shared purpose and it’s also an outcast individual, it’s a lively social occasion as well as a gang – and the story of any party is never over, because like naked cities and the metaphysical “I”, there’s always another take.
Power to the Party means trusting the friction, the transference of great capacity to the free spirit, belief in the high-heeled spark of the assembly, and the group-mind’s ability to choose a glorious path. This isn’t about getting elected, or being protected; it’s about staking a claim.
Join the party and feel its power. In addition to the various performances, AFROPUNK will provide grounds to a vibrant community of well over 100 craft artisans and 25 food vendors. Attendees will also be able to view original artwork and murals created in conjunction with the Art for Amnesty (Amnesty International USA) and Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA). By providing an avenue for the community’s voice to be heard and celebrated the festival sticks to its roots as it aims to unleash freedom of expression while honoring the power of individuality.
For tickets, head over to AFROPUNK’s website.
AFROPUNK BROOKLYN 2016 LINEUP
Ice Cube
TV On The Radio
Tyler The Creator
CeeLo Green
Flying Lotus
Janelle Monae
The Internet
SUPERJAM
Featuring Members from
Bad Brains
Fishbone
Living Colour
George Clinton
Earl Sweatshirt
Skunk Anansie
Skye & Ross from Morcheeba
Young Fathers
Benjamin Booker
Saul Williams
Angel Haze
Kelela
Trash Talk
Shabazz Palaces
Thundercat
Sango
Esta
Gallant
Prayers
Radkey
Seinabo Sey
The Suffers
Sir The Baptist
Sate
Downtown Boys
Roman GianArthur
Joe Kay
The Whooligan
SPZRKT
Eden Hagos
