BAKOSÓ: AFROBEATS OF CUBA

category: documentaries, feature films

BAKOSÓ: AFROBEATS OF CUBA

The film follows DJ Jigüe to his hometown of Santiago de Cuba to find inspiration from the new Afrobeats sounds. He finds Afrobeats has helped create a new genre called Bakosó, which itself is beautiful proof the exchange between Cuba and Africa did not end with the Transatlantic slave trade. Through stunning visuals and a score created by the founders of the genre, the film shows the technology, culture and landscape that shape this African-Caribbean fusion.

directed by ELI JACOBS-FANTAUZZI
Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi is graduate of UC Berkeley and received his MA degree from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. He is an award-winning filmmaker and currently directs FistUp.TV. His work has circulated through the National Broadcast: Free Speech TV, Teaching Channel and PBS. He is the co-founder of Defend Puerto Rico, a multimedia project designed to document and celebrate Puerto Rican creativity, resilience, and resistance. Eli is curating his ninth Annual Fist Up Film Festival in the Bay Area, California. His dedication to his craft is deeply connected to his commitment to social justice and the belief in the transformative power of film.

Cuba | 2019 | 49 MINS