AFROPUNK Experience Rio announces line-up with Edson Gomes, Rachel Reis and ANTØØXXÁ

AFROPUNK Experience Rio de Janeiro has already defined the attractions for its 2026 edition. The event takes place on June 27, at the Terrareirão do Samba, bringing together different generations, rhythms and languages in a program that crosses reggae, rap, samba, electronic and new sounds. Among the confirmed names are Edson Gomes, Rachel Reis, ANTØØXXÁ, Ciça, Carlos do Complexo and Afrolai. Sales will be open soon.

Directed by IDW Company, AFROPUNK Experience is part of the expansion of the AFROPUNK Brazil platform, which since 2024 has been promoting itinerant experiences in different cities of the country. The project's proposal is to connect musical scenes, territories and cultural manifestations in meetings that value the diversity of black culture.

Created in Brooklyn, New York, the festival consolidated worldwide as a platform focused on the appreciation of black culture in its multiple expressions, connecting music, art, fashion, behavior and community. In Brazil, the project has expanded its performance through festivals, itinerant experiences and cultural actions in different cities.

About the attractions of this edition

The Rio edition comes packed by the success of 2025, which had sold out tickets, and bet again on a curatorship marked by the encounter between experimentation and new readings of Brazilian music. With more than four decades of career, Edson Gomes rises to the stage as one of the biggest representatives of the national reggae. Owner of classics such as “Malandrinha”, “Campo de Batalha” and “Lost of Love”, the artist built a trajectory marked by letters of resistance and social criticism.

Representing the new generation of our music, Rachel Reis arrives at the event amid the repercussion of the album “Divina Casca”, released in 2025. The Bahian singer mixes MPB, samba-reggae, arrocha, pop and pagode in a sonority marked by experimentation and strong connection with its roots. The album features performances by artists such as BaianaSystem, Don L, Rincon Sapiência and Psirico.

Another highlight of the program is the ANTØØXXÁ, Bahian group known for merging pagoda, electronic music, afrobeat and track sounds in performances of strong collective appeal. The presentation proposal promises to transform the Samba Earthquake into a great sensory and dancing experience.

Directly from Complexo da Penha, Carlos do Complexo leads to the festival its mixture between funk, electronic music and experimental settings, consolidating the presence of peripheral sounds within the programming. Afrolai bets on a performance marked by influences of Afrobeats, Amapiano, R&B and contemporary Brazilian music.

The programming also opens space for new names of the urban scene. Ciça, considered one of the revelations of national rap in 2026, premiered at AFROPUNK Experience after reaching millions of reproductions on digital platforms and viralizing on social networks with the track “Entre Becos e Vielas”. With strong influence from boom bap and sharp lyrics, the artist has been consolidating herself as one of the female voices on the rise in Brazilian rap.

Service

Date: June 27
Location: Samba's Earthling
Address: 66 Benedito Hipólito Street - Centro
Tickets: available soon (other information you will find Here.)