Being thrust back into the real world after taking part in a music festival is always a challenge for me mentally, physically and spiritually. This time it feels like the weight of the world and all of the things that have yet to be done haunt my psyche relentlessly. But, I wouldn’t trade Afropunk for anything.
I liken my Afropunk 2014 experience in Brooklyn this past weekend to being at a meditation retreat for music heads. Every stage that the festival goer visited allowed them to be properly baptized by the featured act’s good gospel.
Continue reading about Deli Contributor Opal Rose’s experience following DMV artists like Blaqstarr + Shawn Smallwood, and The Beard & The Fro (Mista Selecta + Mane Squeeze), at this year’s Afropunk Festival here.