XEX MAGIn its 11th year, Afropunk continued to celebrate black music with its show-stopping acts and fashionable audience in Brooklyn over the weekend. Supermodel/ Recording Artist/ Actress/ Style Innovator Grace Jones headlined the first night at the two-day festival, and as expected the crowd went absolutely wild.
Evoking the famous image of her being painted by legendary artist Keith Haring in the 1980s, Jones was covered in body paint and rocked out topless following countless outfit changes. The 67-year-old icon performed some of her classic anthems such as Slave to the Rhythm while hula hooping.
Jones was joined by MC Cakes Da Killa, MikeQ & stars of the NYC Ballroom Scene for the Fancy Dress Ball at Commodore Barry Park.
The event began as a free punk festival with an audience of 100, but for the first time this year, the festival is expected to have 60,000 attendees.