Ozomatli

Ozomatli is a Latin funk/worldbeat/rock en Espa?ol group, formed in 1996 in Los Angeles, known as much for their extremely vocal activist viewpoints as their huge array of musical styles.

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Ozomatli is named after the Nahuatl name for the monkey astrological symbol within the Aztec calendar, as well as God of Dance, of Fire, the new Harvest of Music, Orchestrator of the Jungle.

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Ozomatli began their career in the Los Angeles and San Diego/Mexico border-area club scene. Following an appearance on Vibe!, the group broke into the mainstream, releasing Ozomatli, their self titled debut album, in June 1998. under the Almo Sounds label. Ozomatli has since released two other albums: Embrace the Chaos in 2001, and Street Signs in 2004, with Interscope and Concord Jazz, respectively. Eddie Palmieri, who is also on the Concord Jazz label, is a featured performer on Street Signs.

Latin: Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. It gained great importance as the formal language of the Roman Empire. All Romance languages are descended from Latin, and many words based on Latin are found in other modern languages such as English. The ...

Funk: Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e.g., James Brown and his band members (especially Maceo and Melvin Parker), and groups like The Meters....

Worldbeat: In popular music, worldbeat refers to any style of music which fuses folk music from non-traditional sources (essentially, outside the Appalachian folk and Celtic traditions) with Western rock or other pop influences....

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Ozomatli: Don't Mess with the Dragon

Ozomatli: Don't Mess with the Dragon

Ozomatli: Don't Mess With The Dragon CD

Ozomatli: Don't Mess With The Dragon CD