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A young boy from the dance group Sangre Nueva shows off his moves in La Maya, Santiago de Cuba.

Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi/Courtesy of the Artist

Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi jumps on new sounds as they emerge. He's documented the Cuban rap movement (2005's Inventos: Hip-Hop) and the fusion between highlife and hip-hop (2008's Homegrown: HipLife in Ghana). So when he noticed a new style that mixed Cuban music, hip-hop, a hint of reggaeton and Afrobeats, Eli recalls telling his brother Kahil, "Yo, let's go down there and document this genre being born."

Bakosó: Afrobeats of Cubais the thrilling result. On this week's show, the brothers share what went into making the movie, but also lots of great dance music.


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