6.22.2022
Planet AFROPUNK Live: Minneapolis Recap
AFROPUNK Celebrates Juneteenth With the Minneapolis Community, as Ari Lennox, Noname, Mereba, and More Perform
Ari Lennox headlined the first-ever AFROPUNK event in the Midwest (AFROPUNK / Salim Hue)
THE RECAP:
Celebration was in the air in Minneapolis during Juneteenth weekend, as community members flocked to Planet AFROPUNK Live to rock their finest fits and hear great music. The first-ever AFROPUNK event in the Midwest, Planet AFROPUNK Live: Minneapolis was a testament to the joy and creativity of the Black diaspora. On Saturday, AFROPUNK hosted a series of conversations in partnership with Target at The Get Down Coffee Co., dedicated to discussing issues important to the city’s Black community. Sunday brought a day of music, headlined by national names like Ari Lennox, Noname, and Mereba, and featuring some of the best local musicians the Twin Cities have to offer.
This weekend, the weather was hot, but the vibes were peaceful, as members of the Minneapolis community came together in joyful observance of the holiday. As the temperatures rose, fans at the festival stayed vigilant, looking out for their fellow community-members and helping to ensure positive experiences for all attendees.
Planet AFROPUNK Live: Minneapolis welcomed members of crucial local organizations whose work improves the lives of the city’s people. Organizations like Outfront Minnesota, which fights for LGBTQ equality, and All My Relations Arts, which spotlights art by indigenous Minnesotans, deserve reognition, and with Planet AFROPUNK Live: Minneapolis, AFROPUNK showed their appreciation for all they do for their communities.
Check out highlight photos from two days in Minneapolis below.
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ARI LENNOX
The Dreamville-signed “Shea Butter Baby” wows the crowd with her golden pipes
(Photo credit: AFROPUNK / Salim Hue)
NONAME
The Chicago-native activist/rapper makes her first festival appearance of 2022
(Photo credit: AFROPUNK / Salim Hue)
MEREBA
The soulful Atlanta singer and Spillage Village member performs a wide-ranging set
(Photo credit: AFROPUNK / Salim Hue)
PINK SIIFU
The multi-faceted underground rapper brings the heat to a packed crowd
(Photo credit: AFROPUNK / Salim Hue)
DREAMER ISIOMA
The Nigerian-American, Chicago-based singer-songwriter brings energy to the stage
(Photo credit: AFROPUNK / Salim Hue)
MILOE
Just 19-years-old, the DRC-born, Minneapolis-raised Miloe is one of the most exciting risers in indie rock
(Photo credit: AFROPUNK / Salim Hue)
TWIN CITY TALENTS
MMYYKK (Photo credit: AFROPUNK / Dennis Manuel)
KILLUSONLINE (Photo credit: AFROPUNK / Dennis Manuel)
Ricki Monique (Photo credit: AFROPUNK / Dennis Manuel)
SCENES FROM THE FESTIVAL
On Saturday, Target and AFROPUNK hosted a panel discussion at The Get Down Coffee Co.
(Photo credit: AFROPUNK / Dennis Manuel)
Backstage at Planet AFROPUNK Live: Minneapolis
(Photo credit: AFROPUNK / Dennis Manuel)
(Photo credit: AFROPUNK / Donny Jiang)
(Photo credit: AFROPUNK / Donny Jiang)
(Photo credit: AFROPUNK / Donny Jiang)
THE BACKGROUND:
About AFROPUNK:
AFROPUNK IS THE MICROPHONE OF THOUGHT AND A LENS OF PERSPECTIVE
AFROPUNK is an integrated media platform and global music festival platform giving voice to the unwritten, unwelcome and unseen. AFROPUNK is redefining the modern multicultural experience through its mission to unleash freedom of expression and to honor the power of individuality while strengthening our community. AFROPUNK creates an anchor for its growing audience of multicultural youth through its annual music festival and other events (in Brooklyn, Miami, Minneapolis, and Oakland) with past events in Paris, London, Atlanta, and Johannesburg), while continually enhancing engagement and promoting conversation through content, commerce, and community.
AFROPUNK is devoted to creating safe spaces for the expression of Black liberation and a Black Future where we love ourselves and each other without preconception. The AFROPUNK tenets serve as a North Star and remind people to check themselves, ego and each other when we enter the shared spaces.
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