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Bad Brains performing at 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., 1983
Bad Brains performing at 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., 1983Malco23, Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
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by Jessica Paxton

June 18, 2022

This week on Teenage Kicks, we feature the sounds of Afropunk bands, including the likes of Bad Brains, X-Ray Spex, and Living Colour.

This weekend, Afropunk will host a music festival in Minneapolis, marking the first time Afropunk has brought one of its signature festivals to the Midwest.

Program playlist, hour 1

Program playlist, hour 2