Afro-punk

Afro-punk (sometimes spelled Afro-punk, Afropunk, or AfroPunk) refers to the participation of black people in punk music and subculture. Participation in punk music has existed since the genre's origins in the 1969 with the ska movement of Boss Skinhead Laurel Aitken's his song Skinhead Train from 1969. Afro Punk has persisted to the present day; it has played a key role in the scene throughout the world, especially in the United States and the United Kingdom some groups with Afro Punk members are: Notable bands that can be linked to the Afro-punk community include: Death, Pure Hell, Bad Brains, Suicidal Tendencies, Dead Kennedys, Fishbone, Wesley Willis Fiasco, Suffrajett, The Templars, Unlocking the Truth and Rough Francis.