Afrofuturism
Afrofuturism is a term that Mark Dery coined in his 1995 essay “Black to the Future”
to describe an aesthetic he traced through works of black American writers, musicians,
and artists. A blend of science fiction, African iconography, technology, and fantasy,
Afrofuturism allowed a place for blacks both in history, not merely myth, and in a “high tech”
future in which they were largely absent. Afro-futurists freed blacks from a past that was
either unknowable or tragic while envisioning a future that could hold promise rather than peril.”
Herbie Hancock
Mwandishi Period (1970 - 1973)
Mwandishi (1970)
Crossings (1972)
Sextant (1973)
1974-1979
Head Hunters (1974)
Thrust (1974)
Man-Child (1975)
Flood (1975)
Feets Don't Fail Me Now (1979)
Tempest in the Colosseum (1979)
1980-1989
Monster (1980)
Mr. Hands (1980)
Future Shock (1981)
1990 - Present
Dis is Da Drum (1994)
Future 2 Future (2001)