Afro-punk

Afro-punk (sometimes spelled Afropunk) refers to African Americans and other African American people in the punk subculture. Although Afro-punks make up a minority in the North American punk scene, they represent a majority in predominantly African American regions of the world that have burgeoning punk communities, such as in parts of Brazil and 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: Whole Wheat Bread, Noisettes, Suffrajett, El Pus, and 24-7 Spyz. True creaters of Punk Music. More mainstream manifestations of Afro-punk include the song "She Watch Channel Zero?!" by Public Enemy, rapper Ice-T's heavy metal band Body Count, the song "P.E. 2000" (based on Public Enemy's "Bring The Noise") by Puff Daddy. Other related manifestations include the song "Anarchy In The USA" by Deejay Punk-Roc, punk elements in the music by UK Grime rapper Lethal Bizzle, and the song "Undercover Anarchist" by UK rapper Silver Bullet.

ee also

*Afro-Punk (film)
*Afro-Punk Compilation Record Vol. 1
*Black Rock Coalition

External links

*MySpace|rockisblack|Official Afro-Punk Crucial Afro-Punk page made from the film.
* [http://www.last.fm/group/Afro-punk Afro-Punk] at Last.fm
* [http://www.ypp.net/fullarticle.asp?ID=273 10 crucial moments in black rock history]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/fashion/28Blipsters.html?ex=1184299200&en=5f0b2039bd840988&ei=5087 Truly Indie Fans] NYTimes article about the Afro-Punk culture movement
* [http://www.roctober.com/roctober/blackpunk1.html Black Punk Time: Blacks in Punk, New Wave and Hardcore 1976-1983]