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Afropunk Brooklyn's 2016 Lineup Announced

Ice Cube, Janelle Monáe, Tyler the Creator, TV On The Radio, Flying Lotus, and more to feature at the fest

Afropunk has announced the lineup for this year's Brooklyn festival, set to take place August 27-28 at Commodore Barry Park. Ice Cube, Janelle Monáe, Tyler the Creator, TV On The Radio, Flying Lotus, the Internet, Cee Lo Green, George Clinton, Angel Haze, Kelela, Saul Williams, Skunk Anansie, Shabazz Palaces, Thundercat, Trash Talk, Prayers, and Downtown Boys will all appear, as will a "Superjam" featuring members of Bad Brains, Fishbone, and Living Colour. The theme is "Power to the Party"; check out the poster and manifesto below, and scroll down to see the festival trailer. Afropunk shared the following statement about the theme:

Power, it's a feeling, it's an energy, it's the undisputed connection between cause and effect - the best of us give it away, the worst usurp it, but living modern life to the fullest, means either mastering your relationship to it or walking in its shadow. We are not blind.

Party is an oxymoron, it's a gathering of many for a shared purpose and it's also an outcast individual, it's a lively social occasion as well as a gang - and the story of any party is never over, because like naked cities and the metaphysical "I", there's always another take.

Power to the Party means trusting the friction, the transference of great capacity to the free spirit, belief in the high-heeled spark of the assembly, and the group-mind's ability to choose a glorious path. This isn't about getting elected, or being protected; it's about staking a claim.

Join the party and feel its power