MCC PRESENTS: BAKOS├ô – AFROBEATS OF CUBA

Bakosó: AfroBeats of Cuba is a groundbreaking documentary that weaves the story of Cuban DJ and Producer Isnay Rodriguez, also known as DJ Jigue, and the creation of an entirely new genre. Stunning visuals and a vibrant score pulls the audience beyond the screen and into a story of this dynamic musical fusion.

Post film discussion and Q&A with Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi: Producer/Director, Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi: Co-Producer, Isnay "Dj Jigüe" Rodriguez.

Bios:

Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi, Producer/Director. Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi is a graduate of UC Berkeley. He received his MA degree from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Eli is an internationally-recognized and award-winning filmmaker. He is the co-founder and director of FistUp.TV, an international media platform uplifting and telling stories from underrepresented communities across the world. His work has circulated through National Broadcast: Free Speech TV, Teaching Channel, and PBS. Currently, Eli lives in Puerto Rico and is working on his new film "We Still Here," a story of resilience and recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane María. His dedication to his craft is deeply connected to his commitment to social justice and the belief in the transformative power of film.


Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi, Co-Producer. Kahlil is a producer at Clenched Fist Productions- a media company dedicated to documenting the use of music as a tool for social justice. He has teamed up with his brother Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi on three award-winning documentary films- Bakosó being the most recent. Kahlil completed his Bachelors Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from UC Berkeley and a Masters Degree in Education and Technology from the University of San Francisco. His vision is to continue creating media, documentaries, and curriculum that speaks to the lived experiences of the African diaspora.


Isnay "Dj Jigüe" Rodriguez. Originally from Santiago de Cuba, DJ Jigüe is the founder of the Cuban independent urban music label, Guámpara Music, which is a pillar of both the hip hop and electronic music scenes in Cuba. DJ Jigüe is a pioneer of Afro-Cuban and electronic fusion, and has performed on stages across the world including at Brooklyn's AfroLatino Festival, WOMEX in Poland and the Gilles Peterson Subelo Cuba tour this past fall. He calls his style afro-futuristic, and his signature cowboy hat make him known as somewhat of an Afrofuturistic Space Guajiro.

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