Afropunk Brooklyn's 2016 Lineup Announced

Pitchfork.com reports that Afropunk has announced the lineup for the 2016 Brooklyn festival which is set to take place August 27-28 at Commodore Barry Park. Ice Cube, Janelle Monáe, Tyler the Creator and others will appear, as will a "Superjam" featuring members of Bad Brains, Fishbone, and Living Colour. The theme is "Power to the Party" and Afropunk shared the following statement about the theme:

Power, it's a feeling, it's an energy, it's the undisputed connection between cause and effect - the best of us give it away, the worst usurp it, but living modern life to the fullest, means either mastering your relationship to it or walking in its shadow. We are not blind.

Party is an oxymoron, it's a gathering of many for a shared purpose and it's also an outcast individual, it's a lively social occasion as well as a gang - and the story of any party is never over, because like naked cities and the metaphysical "I", there's always another take.

Power to the Party means trusting the friction, the transference of great capacity to the free spirit, belief in the high-heeled spark of the assembly, and the group-mind's ability to choose a glorious path. This isn't about getting elected, or being protected; it's about staking a claim.

Afropunk Brooklyn 2016 lineup:

Ice Cube

TV On The Radio

Tyler The Creator

CeeLo Green

Flying Lotus

Janelle Monáe

The Internet

SUPERJAM (Featuring Members from Bad Brains, Fishbone, and Living Colour)

George Clinton

Earl Sweatshirt

Skunk Anansie

Skye & Ross from 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

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