"Afropunk is a space where you can express your uninhibited self and be unapologetically black without being judged or fear for your safety. We need that right now.” Jan Lee, 32, works in education.

Aforpunk Joburg will be Headlined by Kaytranada, The Internet, Public Enemy, Flying Lotus & More

AFROPUNK Music Festival which happens yearly in Paris, Brooklyn, Atlanta, and Johannesburg is a 13-year-old festival for black people all over the world, engaging an influential community of young people of all backgrounds interested in music, art, film, lifestyle sports, fashion, photography and more.

Afropunk is simply defined as  ‘a defining culture by the collective creative actions of the individual and the group. It is a safe place, a blank space to freak out in, to construct a new reality, to live your life as you see fit while making sense of the world around you.’

This year’s Johannesburg edition will be a two-day festival happening on the 30th and 31st of December, 2018. The festival since it’s inception in South Africa has been growing into one of the anticipated festivals yearly for the country  This year’s show will feature headline guests like, Los Angeles’ future R&B superstars The Internet, Thundercat, experimental electronic music from Flying Lotus (debuting for the first time his 3D show on the African continent), Eccentric dance music producer/artist Kaytranada and Legendary rap group Public Enemy, and supported by other South African such as BCUCYoungstaCPTFAKAMoonchild SanellyThandiswa Mazwai, among others.

More acts are expected to be announced soon. Early bird tickets can be purchased from R400 here.

Adedayo Laketu

Adedayo Laketu is a creative inventor who's interested in curating a New Age for Africa across all mediums.

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