The 2017 lineup for AfroPunk has been released. The unique and unapologetic festival will be held on August 26th-27th in its annual location of Fort Greene’s Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn, New York. So far, the fest will include SZA, Sampha, Willow Smith, Thundercat, Gary Clark Jr., Dizzee Rascal, and more along with veteran artist like Macy Gray and Soul II Soul. Rising producer and DJ, Kaytranada will have his own stage, “Kaytranada and Friends”, which will include performances from Sango, Nao, and Jrocc & Karriem Riggins.
The festivals theme for this year will be, “WE THE PEOPLE”, which includes the following words from the fest:
WE THE PEOPLE:
We, the people built this land. Our flesh and blood is present in its buildings, its roads and its bridges. Our souls are its spiritual cornerstone. Our culture is its foundation. Our being nourishes this land — as our ancestors’ beings nourished it before us — yet the land has not always reimbursed us. We, the people recognize the bullshit of the powerful. The injustices they committed in the past have never disappeared from view. The inequalities they perpetrate are there for all but the blind. The inadequacies they’ve paid forward to a future age are appearing over the horizon. Unless…
We, the people have a code:
- No Sexism
- No Racism
- No Ableism
- No Ageism
- No Homophobia
- No Fatphobia
- No Transphobia
We, the people commit ourselves to uphold and fight for the rights enshrined in our code. Let us honour those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom, and hold accountable those who curtail our liberties. Let us walk in the footsteps of warriors who came before us, and strive to create a society based on fundamental human rights. Let us rewrite the universal laws and educate the errant minds. We, the people have the will to heal the divisions that threaten to reduce our dreams to ashes. We believe in resurrecting the creative power of our diversity. We open our hearts and minds, and dance to the rhythm of a brand-new future. Together. Brave and compassionate. And beautiful. May the Goddess protect we, the people.
Check out the rest of the lineup below and visit www.afropunkfest.com for more info:
AFROPUNK BROOKLYN LINEUP (MORE HEADLINERS TBA)
ST HERON STAGE
FEAT SPECIAL GUEST
SAMPHA
THUNDERCAT
SINKANE
KING
& more
KAYTRANADA & FRIENDS STAGE
KAYTRANADA
NAO
SANGO
J ROCC & KARRIEM RIGGINS (LIVE)
& more
GARY CLARK JR
MACY GRAY
MICHAEL KIWANUKA
SOUL II SOUL
SZA
WILLOW SMITH
DIZZEE RASCAL
LITTLE SIMZ
BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR
THE COOL KIDS
PRINCESS NOKIA
PROTOJE
LEIKELI47
THE COOL KIDS
THE SKINS
KEVIN ABSTRACT
SERPENTWITHFEET
SAM DEW
SHABAKA AND THE ANCESTORS
SON LITTLE
PURE DISGUST
QUIÑ
LOUDER THAN QUIET
& more
