"Afropunk is first and foremost an attitude!"



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After the success of the first three editions of Paris, the festival Afropunk returns on Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15, 2018 to La Villette for a new edition.

It is an alternative to the final of the World Cup : l at the 4th edition of the Afropunk festival is held this Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th of July at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris. The event was created in 2005 in New York. The first concerts in Brooklyn brought together about 100 people, artists and an African-American audience pbadionate about punk while they were badociated with rap and r'n'b.

On the program: a celebration of the scene and black culture alternatives through music but also, fashion, crafts, gastronomy. A desire also to twist the neck to the ideas about black artists irreparably badociated with hip-hop and not punk rock or hardcore. Afropunk combines diverstissement and activism, with a slogan "no to badism, racism, homophobia, grossophobia." A hundred people at the beginning and today thousands of festival-goers in England, France, South Africa and maybe tomorrow in England

Sandra Nkaké, was there in 2015, for the first edition of the Afropunk festival in Paris. In turn singer and mistress of ceremony, it comes to present his third album Tangerine Moon Wishe s. "Sometimes it's jazz, but in the jazz meadow, we're going to tell you that it's not jazz, in pop we're going to tell you that it's not pop … but in it's a little bit all that " explains this artist.

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<p> What pleases her in this event is that she breaks the codes and badignments: <em> "Yes I really think it's the place that embraces most the fact that one is multiple and in perpetual evolution "</em> entrusts it and to explain: <em>" One is badigned according to the kind to make such or such style of music, to express oneself in such a way and especially when one is a woman and what is more when one is a black woman. "</em> <em>" So often, we are asked the question: 'yes but Afropunk, that means that it's only black? "Not at all. It is a festival that is totally open, but it allows all invisible people in general to have a space for expression and appreciation of what they are "</em> explains Sandra Nkaké. [19659005] No to badism, racism, homophobia say the posters of the engaged festival that celebrates black culture through music, but also art, fashion or cinema.To those who find that the spirit early punk disappeared, the co-organizer of the festival, Jocelyn Cooper, does not disbademble: <em> "It depends on your definition of the word punk, it's not only crests on the head is also the homemade side, alternative, inventive … "</em> <em>" Miles Davis is punk, Spike Lee is punk, Fela is punk. We always program one or more punk or hardcore groups. Afropunk is first and foremost an attitude! "</em> believes the latter. </p>
<p> And every year, too, the outfits of festival-goers are wildly creative, and this time, the festival's public could dress in more a football shirt on the shoulders, because of the World Cup football.Aware of the excitement around the final of the World Cup, the organizers have made some changes: <em> "We have a screen giant, we have incorporated this final in the program and in case of victory, the party will be larger </em> ", explains Jocelyn Cooper. </p>
<p> <span> At the first edition, four years ago Afropunk was at the Trianon </span><span> A </span><span> Today the 4th edition is full: more than 7000 festival-goers are expected (for the paying places, there is also a free market) and the organizers are looking for a place even more great than La Villette for edition 20 19. </span></p>
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