I'ma tell you right off: This list is incomplete. So if you know of any upcoming Black rock or Afro-punk artists who are releasing albums anytime soon, please let me know.
Here's what I've got thusfar:
June 9
- Quincy Jones, Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini
- Mos Def, The Ecstatic
June 16
- Ceasaria Evora, Capo Verdo: Terra d’Amore, vol 1
- Laura Izibor, Let The Truth Be Told
June 23
- Lil Wayne, The Rebirth (yes, this is the rock record)
- The Mars Volta, Octahedron
- Ebony Bones, Bone of My Bones
- Isaac Hayes, Hot Buttered Soul (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
- The Roots, How I Got Over
June 30
- Killswitch Engage, Killswitch Engage