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Afropunk, a movement that has amplified alternative, genre-defying Black culture for over a decade, has tapped Miami as the backdrop for its upcoming Black Spring virtual festival, set to livestream on Friday, April 23.
A response to the social upheaval of 2020, Black Spring is a digital initiative to unite Black people across the diaspora with a focus on Afro-Latino and Afro-Caribbean culture. The music lineup encapsulates the festival’s theme with performances from Rico Nasty, Seu Jorge, Seafoam Walls, Dawer x Damper, Black Pantera, and Jup do Bairro.
Inspired by the new beginnings, a change in season, and the vibrancy of the Afro-Latino musical community, Black Spring aims to create a space for unapologetic celebration and liberation. The event will also continue the conversation about the varied Black experience across Latin American and Caribbean countries with segments broadcast from Bahia in Brazil and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
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Rico Nasty performs at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club, in Indio, Calif.
Afropunk has announced details for its virtual festival called Black Spring set for April 23. The event will feature performances from Rico Nasty, Seu Jorge, Seafoam Walls and more.
Black Spring is set to combine Aforpunk’s legacy of inclusion, activism and highlighting the best new talent in the world with a focus on Afro-Latine and Afro-Caribbean artists and culture for 2021. Additional performers include DAWERXDAMPER, Black Pantera, ChocQuibTown, Projexx and JUP DO BAIRRO. The whole festival will be hosted by Santana Caress Benitez.
Rico Nasty, Seu Jorge And More To Headline AFROPUNK’s Black Spring Virtual Experience Essence 2 days ago Kevin L. Clark
This year, AFROPUNK is continuing its legacy of disrupting pop culture by upping the ante with its Black Spring virtual festival. Hosted by actor-chef Santana Caress Benitez and taking place on April 23, 2021 at 4 PM ET, Rico Nasty, Brazilian singer-songwriter Seu Jorge, and Brazilian thrash band Black Pantera will headline the COVID-safe experience.
“‘Black Spring’ is a moment to celebrate our African lineage and not allow the exploits of colonialism to further separate us whether we speak Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, or Dutch. We are Black,” says Tina Farris, producer of AFROPUNK’s Black Spring.
Looking Back at 2020 s Collaborations: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Looking Back at 2020 s Collaborations: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
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2020 was a year of unbridled collaborations; McDonald s, Dior, KFC, Colgate, LIDL, literally everything was on the table.
As we detailed in our recent reporting, the essence of a modern collaboration is the ability to turn non-culture into culture, but in pursuit of that, it feels like some of 2020 s partnership efforts may have become a bit unhinged in the process.
Looking back at the year that gave us supermarket sneakers and chicken-scented crocs, Highsnobiety editors revisit the scope of some of this year s most memorable collaborations.