The Metro: AfroFuture festival makes US debut in Detroit
AfroFuture music festival will run from August 16 to 17th in Detroit.
An annual showcase of music, dance and culture from across the African diaspora is coming to the Motor City.
The AfroFuture music festival will be in Detroit on August 16th and 17th with events planned throughout the week leading up to it. The music festival takes place at Bedrock’s Douglass Site near downtown Detroit.
The festival was founded in Ghana in 2017, and this is its first year in America. Major artists like Davido and Tee Grizzley will headline concert and a slate of events leading up to it will highlight businesses and creatives in the city of Detroit.
The festival’s Director of Operations, Akosua Ayim, joined the Metro to explain why they elected to host this year’s event in Detroit. The festival’s t-shirt design contest winner, Rohna Battle Woodger, also joined to discuss her experience training at Pensole Lewis College.
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