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Afropunk Brooklyn takes over Fort Greene's Commodore Barry Park on August 26 and 27. The annual music and arts fest, which celebrates diversity and black culture, brings UK outfit Soul II Soul, neosoul singer Sampha, funk bassist Thundercat, producer Kaytranada (who'll be curating a stage of acts), grime MC Dizzee Rascal, blues guitarist Gary Clark Jr, singer Macy Gray, rising rapper Kevin Abstract and more. Afropunk will host a stage curated by Solange's Saint Heron label, which currently has a TBA headlining slot (though it should be noted that Solange is topping the bill at Panorama Festival in July). Expect to see more acts announced as the date approaches. Tickets are already on sale, and as has been the case in the past, you can earn a ticket by accomplishing various volunteer and advocacy tasks.
We put together a little preview to get you acquainted with some of our favorite acts playing the festival. Listen to that playlist, and find the full list of artists below.
Afropunk Brooklyn 2017 Lineup
ST HERON STAGE
SOLANGE
SAMPHA
THUNDERCAT
SINKANE
KING
SHABAKA AND THE ANCESTORS
KAYTRANADA & FRIENDS STAGE
KAYTRANADA
NAO
SANGO
THE COOL KIDS
J ROCC & KARRIEM RIGGINS (LIVE)
LOU PHELPS
KITTY CASH
PINK STAGE LINEUP
HO99O9
BURN
B L A C K I E
THE 1865
PAY TO CUM
UNLOCKING THE TRUTH
BLOODPLUMS
REBEL MATIC
FULL LINE UP
SOLANGE
RAPHAEL SAADIQ
ANDERSON .PAAK & THE FREE NATIONALS
SOUL II SOUL
GARY CLARK JR
MICHAEL KIWANUKA
KAYTRANADA
SAMPHA
SZA
DIZZEE RASCAL
THUNDERCAT
MACY GRAY
NAO
WILLOW SMITH
JOJO ABOT
PRINCESS NOKIA
PROTOJE
SANGO
KEVIN ABSTRACT
LITTLE SIMZ
JORJA SMITH
THE COOL KIDS
SON LITTLE
SERPENTWITHFEET
BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR
SAM DEW
SHABAKA AND THE ANCESTORS
JROCC & KARRIEM RIGGINS
SINKANE
KING
LEIKELI47
QUIN
JUNIOR ASTRONOMERS
ARROW BENJAMIN
THE SKINS
B L A C K I E
THE TXLIPS
PAY TO CUM
UNLOCKING THE TRUTH
BLOODPLUMS
REBEL MATIC
PURE DISGUST
LOUDER THAN QUIET
DJ LINEUP
SHELTER DJs:
TIMMY REGISFORD
MARK FRANCIS
PETO SOL
DJ LINDSEY
BLACK MOTION
TWILITE TONE (DJ)
JASMINE SOLANO (DJ)
ANAIS B
MARTINA MCFLYY (DJ)
KITTY CASH
LOU PHELPS
MIKEQ (DJ)
LSDXOXO (DJ)
NADUS
JULIANA HUXTABLE
DJ MAPHORISA
TYGAPAW (DJ)
(DJ) SMILES
BAMBII
GARY THE TALL
POWERS PLEASANT