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7 South African Punk Bands You Should Check Out
Here are some South African punk bands—old and new—that you should be listening to.
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10 Black Metal Bands You Should Check Out
And, yes, we're aware of the double meaning here.
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08 October 2019
20 Black Punk Bands You Need To Listen To
Punk's not dead, and these 20 black punk bands from North America, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Mozambique, Brazil & more prove it.
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The Black Indie Artist You Need to Listen to This Month: BLXPLTN
You need to hear black punk group BLXPLTN.
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Get to Know The Marockos, Botswana's Hardcore Metal Heads
Get familiar with Botswana's metal heads, The Marockos.
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6 Iconic Black Punk Bands You Should Be Listening To
These black 70s punk bands pioneered new sounds, creating many of punk music's best songs.
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08 March 2017
The Generals of Monrovia Are Pushing 'Immigrant Punk' Music in the Days of Trump
The General of Monrovia on being an immigrant punk band in the times of Trump and the true meaning of AfroPunk.
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06 March 2017
Decolonise Fest, a New DIY Festival Celebrating Punks of Color
London's Decolonise Fest is a punk festival for people of color, by punks of color. We talk to three of the festival's organizers about the project.
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A History of Brazil's Black Punk Scenes
Racial segregation is a real issue in Brazil and rock spaces are a mirror of that. We take a look at the rise of Brazil's black punk scenes.
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The Rise of South Africa's Black Punks
Soweto and Johannesburg's punk scenes are dirty, crass and raw—and some of the most authentic out there.
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10 August 2016
Black Dragons: The Black Punk Gang Who Fought Racism & Skinheads in 1980s France
The Black Dragons created an alternative politicized space to stop the terror spread by skinheads in 1980s Paris.
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