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Ozomatli – Cumbia De Los Muertos
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Ozomatli has always juggled two key identities. They are the voice of their city and they are citizens of the world.
Their music — a notorious urban-Latino-and-beyond collision of hip hop and salsa, dancehall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, East LA R&B and New Orleans second line, Jamaican ragga and Indian ragga— has long followed a key mantra: it will take you around the world by taking you around L.A.
This has never been truer for Ozo than it is in 2013. More than ever before, the band is both of the world and of L.A.
Originally formed to play at a Los Angeles labor protest almost two decades ago, Ozomatli spent some of their early days participating in everything from earthquake prep “hip hop ghetto plays” at inner-city elementary schools to community activist events, protests, and city fundraisers. Ever since, theyhave been synonymous with their city: their music has been taken up by both the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Clippers, they recorded the street-viewtravelogue “City of Angels” as a new urban anthem, and they were featured as part of the prominent L.A. figures imaging campaign “We Are 4 L.A.” on NBC, and have the distinction of headlining the Hollywood Bowl three times in 2008, 2010 and 2012.
In recognition of their efforts towards Los Angeles, the City of Los Angeles has officially declared April 23rd in perpetuity as “Ozomatli Day”.
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mhecht18
Check out Jonas Hernandez's- from Plastilina Mosh- new project: A Band of Bitches. Their album is a lot of fun- especially the track Noreste Caliente.
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aginggirl
Awesome collection!
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angel_mandu
Wooohooo!
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sobernuts
THE ARISTOCRAT, AIN'T NO DIPLOMAT, AND I'M BLESSED WITH THE GIFT OF RAP IT'S LIKE THAT
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Thorpe
They're doing the music for Happy Feet 2 (video game).
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Fossilhuntress
Perfect
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da2tha3
I realise that the guys are playing at Larmer Tree Festival, but I DO wish they'd venture up to the north of the UK. Manchester would love them!
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savage_daz
I saw them live at SXSW. Pretty fucking awesome.
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craytown
yes, La Meta!
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Kreciolka
"La Meta" is soooo gooood, only chill!
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facusavi
Que buena musica tiene Ozomatli ! ojala vengan de nuevo a chile :)
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RatBatSpider
check out Chali 2na shopping at amoeba and see what he buys! http://www.amoeba.com/whats-in-my-bag/index.html#/detail/2010-02-15_chali-2na
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musicarl
Learn about the Gay Vatos and the "shocking" experience in Madagascar in the Songfacts interview: http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/ozomatli/
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markalvin
New album please!
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revolution_II
Cumbia De Los Muertos / wanna swim?
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pcholody
This reminds me somehow of Liquid Soul :)
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Ruby_soho80
Awesome :)
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This is what i love!!! :)
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Go to Ozomatli.com for the FREE download of '02 45'!
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