Afropunk BLKTOPIA is all afternoon and evening on Friday and Saturday, as part of the Celebrate Brooklyn! series.
Afropunk, the annual music and arts festival that has featured stars like Bad Brains, Janelle Monáe, SZA and Q-Tip, returns to New York City this weekend in a new location: the Prospect Park bandshell.
Afropunk began as a punk music festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2005 and has since expanded into a global brand with past editions in Brazil, South Africa and the United Kingdom. The flagship New York festival has shifted locations over time, and had settled in Fort Greene’s Commodore Barry Park for several years before moving to Greenpoint last year. Now it's part of the
On Friday, eight participants will take part in a battle of the bands, Gray said. The crowd will determine the winner, who will perform a full set at Afropunk's 20th anniversary next year.
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