BAKOSO reveals the influence of contemporary African music in Cuba as not just a thing of the past, but a phenomenon happening now! This documentary produced and directed by Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi, explores the technology, culture and landscape that forms the AfroBeats / Cuban fusion genre “bakosó”.

Made in collaboration with DJ Jigüe who created Cuba’s first independent Afro-Cuban music label and arts collective called Guámpara Music, the film follows his journey back to his home of  Santiago de Cuba. He explores bakoso, which itself is beautiful proof that 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 allows the audience entry into this vibrant  fusion.

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Bakosó: AfroBeats of Cuba

We would like to thank everyone who donated to the Bakosó Documentary. We know some of you chose to be anonymous and some of you gave by opening your house or feeding us. We do not take any of you for granted.

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