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Fri, Jun 8, 2018, 16:13
- Honey Dijon and Josey Rebelle will join Parrish on the festival's expanded DJ program.
Afropunk has announced the lineup for its August 25th and 26th event at Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn.
The bill is heavier than ever on DJs, with Theo Parrish, Just Blaze, Honey Dijon, Josey Rebelle, DJ Lag, Okzharp & Manthe Ribane and Bearcat among this year's names. For live acts, Erykah Badu, Kaytranada, Miguel, The Internet, Janelle Monae and Tyler, The Creator atop the bill.
Since starting in 2005, Afropunk has now expanded to include festivals in five countries, including the new Johannesburg edition, which Parrish headlined last year.
Read the in-depth Theo Parrish interview that Afropunk published along with their lineup announcement. Also, here's Resident Advisor's review of the festival's 2017 edition, where the lineup featured Thundercat, Soul II Soul and Dizzee Rascal.