- Source: Afropunk Festival
AFROPUNK is a global platform celebrating Black creativity, diversity, and freedom of expression. For 20 years, it has been a haven for artists, thinkers, and dreamers, fostering community and shaping culture through transformative experiences and impactful content. From its Brooklyn roots to cities like Bahia, Paris, Johannesburg, and Dakar, AFROPUNK amplifies voices of change and redefines the global Black experience. As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, we deepen our mission to honor individuality, strengthen connections, and inspire transformative action.
The Afropunk Festival began in 2005, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. By 2018, Afropunk Festivals had also been held in various major cities, including Atlanta, Paris, France, London, UK, Salvador, Brazil, Dakar, Senegal, and Johannesburg, South Africa. The festival was co-founded by James Spooner and Matthew Morgan, and grew out of the 2003 documentary titled Afro-Punk which studied black punks across America.
History
= 2005-2008
=The festival was targeted towards black alternative-minded punks and supported by The Brooklyn Academy of Music. As the festival grew and the music industry became more diverse, the musical curation shifted towards reaching a broader black audience and the festival also began charging an admission fee. Due to festival alterations that deviated from the original Afropunk culture, former co-founder, James Spooner ended his involvement in 2008.
= 2009-2019
=Jocelyn A. Cooper became involved with the festival in 2009. Afropunk Festival grew to hundreds and thousands of attendees, expanding into the cities of Atlanta, Paris, London, Johannesburg South Africa, Salvador, Brazil, Miami, and Minneapolis.
= 2020-Present
=Afropunk is acquired by entrepreneur Richelieu Dennis and Essence Ventures.
Criticisms
Having emerged from political punk roots, Afropunk Festival has faced criticism at times, including backlash over booking artists such as M.I.A., Ice Cube and Tyler the Creator.
Attendees have also critiqued the values of Afropunk's organizers surrounding LGBTQ concerns, treatment of employees, and its corporate leanings. Some attendees critique the festival for appealing to white audiences, including an instance of attendees being removed from an area of the festival for wearing a homemade t-shirt critical of the event. In August 2018, Afropunk's Editor-In-Chief resigned after over a decade of work for Afropunk citing mistreatment and a corporate agenda he labeled "performative activism".
Performers
= Brooklyn, July 3–8, 2009
== Brooklyn, June 25–27, 2010
== 2011 cancelation
=Cancelled due to Hurricane Irene.
= Brooklyn, August 25–26, 2012
== Brooklyn, August 24–25, 2013
== Brooklyn, August 23–24, 2014
== Brooklyn, August 22–23, 2015
== Brooklyn, August 27–28, 2016
== Brooklyn, August 26–27, 2017
== Paris, July 14–15, 2018
== Brooklyn, August 25–26, 2018
== Atlanta, October 13–14, 2018
== Johannesburg, December 30–31, 2018
== Paris, July 13–14, 2019
== Brooklyn, August 24–25, 2019
== Atlanta, October 12–13, 2019
== Johannesburg, December 30–31, 2019
== Virtual, October 23–25, 2020
== Atlanta, September 25–26, 2021
== Miami, May 20–22, 2022
== Minneapolis, June 18–19, 2022
== Brooklyn, September 10–11, 2022
== Bahia, November 26–27, 2022
== Manhattan, February 24–25, 2023
== Brooklyn, August 26–27, 2023
== Brooklyn, August 23–24, 2024
=Amari Marshall
House of Juicy Couture
Breezy Supreme
Hue
Winter Wolf
Jenny Hates Techno
Phunky Nomads
Rebelmatic
DJ Moma
Durand Bernarr
Larissa Luz
Erykah Badu
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Rap metal
- Afropunk Festival
- Afro-punk
- Afro-Punk (film)
- Ho99o9
- Fever 333
- Flatbush Zombies
- D'Angelo
- Yaya DaCosta
- Magdalene Tour
- Odd Future
