What is: Manguebeat

On Wednesday, April 19, we present the European Premiere of Jura Capela’s Manguebit. But what is this most interesting of genres? We thought we’d dive into it a bit and see what exactly is Brazilian Manguebeat (mangue bit, manguebit). The Brazilian Manguebit cultural movement is a unique and powerful expression of the marginalized communities living […]

What is: Japanese Minyo

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Screening at the fifth edition of IN-EDIT NL will be Yuji Moriwaki’s Bring Minyo Back. The film looks at the Minyo Crusaders, a Tokyo-based band looking to bring the genre back from oblivion. But what exactly is Japanese Minyo? We thought we’d dive a bit deeper into the genre. Japanese Minyo (Min’yō) music is a […]