Afropunk 2016 Lineup: Janelle Monáe, Ice Cube, Tyler, the Creator & More
Every year New York City hosts Afropunk, a killer music festival dedicated to creating a space for people of color inside a predominantly white punk rock subgenre. While that demographic continues to be the most represented in DIY circles, Afropunk has celebrated years of growth—it's massive and it hasn't lost sight of it's original goal.
Today the 2016 iteration of the fest has announced its lineup. On Aug. 27 and Aug. 28 in Commodore Park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, get ready to see:
Ice Cube
TV on the Radio
Tyler the Creator
Cee-Lo Green
Flying Lotus
Janelle Monáe
The Internet
George Clinton
Earl Sweatshirt
Skunk Anansie
Skye & Ross of 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
There'll also be a superjam featuring members of Bad Brains, Fishbone and Living Colour.
40m
21m
22m
2m
6m
1m
22m
57m
30s
2m
4m
1h 45m
1h 2m
1m
2m
23m
1h 34m
45m
44m
21m
20m
1h 27m
1h 20m
1h 21m
1m
21m
2m
20m
22m
22m
9m
20m
1h 15m
21m
20m
57s
59s
44m
1h 3m
21m
1h 36m
1h 22m
22m
23m
48m
21m
21m
20m
20m
57m
1h 7m
20m
1h 22m
1h 17m
1h 30m
20m
24m
46m
1m
1h 23m
20m
21m
12m
1h 27m
2m
2m
3m
46m
24m
1m
22m
2m
2m
2m
44m
20m
59m
1h 30m
20m
20m
20m
22m
45m
54m
20m
20m
2m
22m
1m
2m
2m
19m
1h 43m
22m
20m
20m
56m