Afropunk has announced the lineup for its annual Brooklyn festival, set to take place August 24-25 at Commodore Barry Park. Jill Scott, FKA twigs, and Kamasi Washington are set to headline across the two days of the event. Leon Bridges, Santigold, Toro y Moi, Death Grips, Tierra Whack, Rico Nasty, Gary Clark Jr., Lianne La Havas, J.I.D., Leikeli47, and other artists will also perform. Check out the full lineup below.
This year’s Afropunk festivals will feature the theme “We See You,” promoting a “message that brings together AFROPUNK ideology and the people who support it, under the banner of acknowledgement, in resistance to those who strive to oppress.”
Read Pitchfork’s report on last year’s Afropunk.
https://pitchfork.com/news/afropunk-brooklyn-2019-fka-twigs-jill-scott-danny-brown-kamasi-washington-more
