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Posted in music | tour dates on May 22, 2008

4th Annual Afro-punk Festival --- July 5-13 in Brooklyn, NY

Afro Punk

Michelle N'degeocello, The Nosiettes, The Dirtbombs, Tamar Kali, Bermuda featuring Antibalas Horn Section, Little Jackie, Sophia Ramos, and much more.....

The Afro-punk Festival Music Schedule


July 5 - 13 in Brooklyn, NY

July 5 Opening Night Party @ BAM SKATE PARK
Featuring Skate Clinics (BMX Pro skaters), DJ's, Exhibitions & Competitions.
Plus live music by Janelle Monae, The Apes, Shawn Hewitt and Millsted

LIVE MUSIC @ BAM SKATE PARK

July 6 Bone Crusher, Game Rebellion, Bazaar Royale and Voodoo Fee

July 7 Hollywood Holt, Tim Williams, Shala, Proton and Skyhy

July 8 Whole Weat Bread, The Smyrk, Disaster Us, LIke Gravitiy, Irradio, McRad and Echo Jinx

July 9 Souliquest Of Sound, P.O.S, Jen Militia, No Surrender and The Five One

Saturday July 12 - Concert in FORT GREEN PARK

Featuring: Michelle N'degeocello, The Nosiettes, The Dirtbombs, Tamar Kali, Bermuda featuring Antibalas Horn Section, Little Jackie and Sophia Ramos

Sunday July 13 - Block Party on Clinton Ave. (Fort Greene)

Featuring music, fashion, arts & crafts, and more. Live music by Kudu, JDavey, The Carps, The Thirst and The Caesarz

4th Annual Afro-Punk Film Festival
July 4-9 @ BAM Rose Cinemas (30 Lafayette Ave.)

Series includes New York premieres of White Lies, Black Sheep (James Spooner, 2007) and I'm Through with White Girls (Jennifer Sharp, 2007), and rare screenings of Passing Through (Larry Clark, 1977) and Up Tight! (Jules Dassin, 1968)

Special guest appearances by filmmakers Larry Clark, Ethan Higbee, Adam Bhala Lough, James Spooner, and Jennifer Sharp

From July 4-9 BAMcinématek, the repertory film program at BAM Rose Cinemas, presents Afro-Punk Festival. The festival returns to BAM for the fourth year in a row with six days of films centered on the concept of black rebellion and change, including narrative features, documentaries, and shorts.

Stay tuned for more info.

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Tags: Afro-Punk, Afro-Punk Festival, Antibalas, BAM, Janelle Monae, Kudu, Michelle Ndegecocello, The Dirtbombs, The Noisettes
posted at 5:46 PM on May 22, 2008 in music | tour dates | Comments (16)

Comments (16)

Word.. I love me some Game Rebellion. UH HUH. Soldier on sistas!
....and I mean the band!! They're ma sistas!

Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 6:18 PM

kudu
j*davey

im all in for that!!

Posted by fuckwebsterhall | May 22, 2008 6:38 PM

Is this free? (both the movies and music)

Also does anyone have a link to more info?

Thanks

Posted by Anonymous | May 22, 2008 8:04 PM

THEY NEED NATUREBOY JIM KELLY 7 his SON!!!!!!!

Posted by Get It Twins | May 22, 2008 11:35 PM

Oh so funny, think we caught NATUREBOY JIM KELLY at Supreme Trading, he was awesome and his son was totally INCREDIBLE.

Posted by strangers | May 22, 2008 11:38 PM

July 8th is gona be a hot one!! Everyone make sure you come out to that one. Featuring the most awesome Whole Wheat Bread and local punk heroes Disaster Us!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Sol Mental | May 30, 2008 4:38 PM

yeah, you could proly hit up one of the organizers: James Spooner - jspooner@afropunk.com

Posted by music luvr | June 4, 2008 10:25 AM

For more info you can go to: afropunk.ning.com
We hope to see you all there and yes it's FREE!

Posted by Millsted | June 13, 2008 2:53 AM

Some of the information above isnt correct. please go to http://afropunk.com for final schedule.

All music events are free. Films are NOT (Film Listing available at BAM.

5th July 2008 Festival Launch Party - SKATE PARK

12pm - 4pm: OPEN Skate Clinic
5pm - 6pm: DJ's - Skate Board & BMX Demo

Millsted
Shawn Hewitt
Janelle Monae
The Apes
*****Special Guest DJ - Afrika Bambatta
Live graffiti wall by TRUST YOUR STRUGGLE
END 10pm


6th July 2008 - SKATE PARK

12pm - 4pm:Skate Clinic
DJ - Skate Board & BMX Demo
The Five One
No Surrender
Jen Militia
MURS
END 10pm


7th July 2008 - SKATE PARK

12pm - 4.00pm Skate Clinic
Skate Board & BMX Demo
Sky Hy
Tim Williams
Shala
Proton
Hollywood Holt
Ends 10pm

8th July 2008 - SKATE PARK

OPEN Skate Clinic
Skate Board & BMX Demo
Echo Jinx
Disaster Us
Like Gravitiy
Cypher
McRad
Whole Weat Bread
END 10pm


9th July 2008 - SKATE PARK, 10 Lafayette on the corner of Flatbush

12pm - 4pm: Skate Clinic
DJ - Skate Board & BMX Demo
Planet Ubiquity
Voodoo Fe
Lets Go To War
Bazaar Royale
Game Rebellion
Bone Crusher
END 10pm


Saturday 12th July 2008-FORT GREEN PARK, Brooklyn

Sophia Ramos
Bermuda
Little Jackie
Tamar Kali
The Dirtbombs
8.30 - 10.00: Film Screening in the park
END 10pm


Sunday 13th July 2008 - BLOCK PARTY CLINTON AVE
The Caesarz
The Carps
JDavey
Kudu
Special Guest DJ's RICH MEDINA, Arthur Baker, The Dustbin Brothers, Hard Hittin Harry
END 8pm

Posted by matthew morgan | June 16, 2008 10:28 AM

Why is there almost no publicity for this?

And is Murs even playing on the 6th?

Posted by Anonymous | July 6, 2008 4:39 AM

game rebellion are ALL guys.

Posted by Anonymous | July 7, 2008 5:09 PM

dont worry MTV will make them all sell out like Saulin a nike commercial and that chick Santogold in a budweiser commercial

Posted by Anonymous | July 7, 2008 9:56 PM

Are the invincibles playing tomorrow?

Posted by Anonymous | July 9, 2008 2:29 AM

THE MOSH WAS GREAT TODAY! STR8 THRU THE RAIN BABY!!

Posted by Anonymous | July 10, 2008 2:58 AM

j davey
santogold
noisettes-Sonarfly (BADU RIPOFF FROM HELL!)
ebony bones
janelle money


all ERYKAH BADU RIP OFF ARTISTS!

Posted by Anonymous | January 12, 2009 10:18 AM

Islam is a religion of peace

Posted by منتديات | February 22, 2011 4:39 PM

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