AFROPUNK, the festival that celebrates blackness and everything alternative has returned to London and where else would be better than Brixton to host this culture filled extravaganza. The Afropunk takeover will span over a week from 1st to 8th September with a week of panels, workshops, talks, club nights and live shows! The prodigious lineup […]
Afropunk Fest London is back for the second year and is set to top last year with the lineup and all the people who missed out! Afro-Punk has been described as the “new counter culture” keeping us up to date on alternative fashion, Art and Politics from the perspective of a PoC – but it’s not […]
Saturday saw the first ever Afropunk Festival in London and people showed up and represented! Like most first times around, there’s always room for improvement. The people who came made the day and the acts we saw were great! Akala, The Noisettes, Laura Mvula, Cakes Da Killa, SZA, Kwabs, MNEK, Lady LeShurr and the Soulection […]
Afropunk Fest London is in 1 day! Do you have your tickets? Is your outfit sorted?! If you didn’t know already, we’ve been counting down the first UK Afropunk everyday this week with a mixtape. This one was curated by Nathan Leigh and Matthew Morgan in lieu of the 2015 Fest, showcasing artists who performed at previous […]
Afropunk Fest London is in 2 days! 2 Days left people! The second to last mixtape in our countdown to the very first Afropunk in London this Saturday, and we have another powerful one for you. Chants of “black lives matter” envelop the streets, as thousands converge to declare what should be self-evident. But black lives always […]
Afropunk Fest London is in 3 days! To get you through hump day we have a mixtape that was created as a nod to Activist, Film Maker and Musician Bree Newsome. Newsome sheroically removed The Confederate Flag from above the South Carolina Capital on June 27th 2015. As she pulled the flag down, she shouted these words: “You […]
Afropunk Fest London is in 4 days! To celebrate the countdown, I chose five previously released Afropunk mix-tapes that signify the sign of the times we’re in. It’s unfortunate that some of the mix-tapes are now a year or two old and in most instances, there have been no resolutions nor repercussions for the way we’re being treated as a people across […]
Afropunk Fest London is in 5 days! So the countdown begins! To celebrate the inaugural London Afropunk Fest, we’ll be getting you in the mood with an Afropunk mixtape each day! Just what you need to kick start your week. The first is #020: Drums Of War 01. Lea Lea – Drum of Death 02. Blood […]
I personally only came upon AfroPunk in 2014, whilst binge watching Alice Smith videos on YouTube. I was instantly in awe of the people mostly. They were black like me and had an unapologetic power about them, it was as if I found a treasure! I ended up watching video after video and immersed myself. […]
