Afro-punk

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Afro-punk (sometimes spelled Afropunk or AfroPunk) refers to the participation of African Americans and other black people in the punk and alternative music cultures. Afro-punks make up a minority in the North American punk scene. However, they represent a majority in the punk culture in predominantly black regions of the world that have burgeoning punk communities, such as in parts of Africa. There are many punk rock bands with black members, and several with lineups that are all black.

Notable bands that can be linked to the Afro-punk community include: Death, Pure Hell, Bad Brains, Suicidal Tendencies, Dead Kennedys, Reagan Youth,^{[citation needed]} Fishbone, Wesley Willis Fiasco, Suffrajett, The Templars, Santigold, and Time Again. Afro-punk has become a movement, comparable to the grassroots punk-related movements of the gay community in queercore, and of women in the riot grrrl scene.

External links

• Afro-Punk Online website
• Official Afro-Punk on Myspace Crucial Afro-Punk page made from the film.
• Afro-Punk on Myspace Crucial Afro-Punk community page.
• Afro-Punk Online Community
• Afro-Punk at Last.fm
• Afro-Punk Scene Explodes Into A Multi-Genre Movement
• 10 crucial moments in black rock history
• Truly Indie Fans NYTimes article about the Afro-Punk culture movement
• Bold As Love--Black rock and the new Black imagination
• Black Punk Time: Blacks in Punk, New Wave and Hardcore 1976-1983

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