Tapped Brooklyn

Editorial team

03 Jan 2023

Tapped Brooklyn is a platform and highly engaged community that supports emerging and independent Black and Brown musicians in Brooklyn and beyond to integrate them into the local and global art scenes, while also connecting communities to local artists through interviews and virtual events. Since its inception in 2020, Tapped Brooklyn has raised over $2,200 across virtual shows that were donated completely to local, Black organizations.

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