Producer Flying Lotus and R&B singer and songwriter Jazmine Sullivan are set to headline this year's Afropunk Brooklyn.
Afropunk Brookyn is an annual festival that spotlights Black creativity and is soundtracked by music that speaks to the Black experience. It was launched in Brooklyn in 2004, but is now a global movement with similar events being held across the globe.
This year, Afropunk Brooklyn is being held on Aug. 26 and 27 at the Greenpoint Terminal Market with the theme: Circus of soul.
With a Carnivalesque exhibition, the annual event will aim to be a celebration of life, music, food and culture in the Black community.
Sullivan is expected to perform music from award-winning project — Heaux Tales. Event organizers have confirmed the following acts will also be performing at the event:
- Brooklyn’s own Joey Bada$$
- Vince Staples
- Toby Nwigwe
- Baby Tate
- Acclaimed jazz singer Madison McFerrin
- Beatnuts
- Sudan Archives
- Durand Bernarr
- Dreamer Isioma
- Brooklyn-born Iniko
- South African amapiano producer DBN Gogo
Attendees will also be able to take in the Spinthrift Market and Bites 'n Beats.
The Brooklyn Institution’s Greenpoint Terminal Market sits along the banks of the East River. With views of the Manhattan skyline, it will provide a picturesque backdrop for Afropunk Brooklyn. The market is located at 2 Noble St. in Brooklyn.
As the event nears more artists and vendors are expected to be announced. For more information or to purchase tickets for the event, click here.
