Okayafrica Goes Picnic

Okayafrica Goes Picnic


Wondering why Okayafrica's a little quiet today? It's cuz we're all up on planning our part of the Roots Picnic tomorrow, starring: The Roots, Wiz Khalifa, Nas (backed by The Roots), Esperanza Spalding (backed by The Roots), Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Man Man, The Dismemberment Plan, Mac Miller, Yelawolf, T. Mills, Little Dragon, Nicos Gun, Donn T, Black Thought & DJ J. Period, Hank & Cupcakes, OCD/Reda, Railbird, and Young Vipers.

We'll also have some very special announcements about some very special people's African Ancestry. Wanna know where ?uesto and Black Thought come from? Come to the picnic, or check this site next week for full coverage.

See ya there.

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