Simona Gaudio's Colleagues at Afropunk LLC
Lisa Beaumont
festival director and administrative director -brooklyn, atlanta, johannesburg
Simona Gaudio's Contact Details
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Afropunk LLC
Simona Gaudio's Company Details
Afropunk was founded in 2002 to give a voice to thousands of multicultural kids considered outsiders in their communities. Today, the notion of Afropunk has evolved and comprises a particular force within greater youth culture. Afropunkers are creative, expressive people who speak through music, art, film, sports, fashion, photography and more. Described by the New York Times as putting "rock and rebellion squarely in the category of African-American music," the Afropunk Festival has become a Brooklyn intuition and the focal point for the burgeoning Afropunk movement. Over the past seven years, the Afropunk Festival has established its position as a platform for musical artists on-the-verge of hitting it big, such as Grammy-nominated Santigold, The Noisettes and Janelle Monae. Afropunk mainstays like Saul Williams, The Dirtbombs, Mos Def, and Bad Brains have also graced Afropunk's stages.