OZOMATLI confirm Irish debut

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Anyone familiar with Ozomatli - i saw them live in London a few months ago and it was nothing short of inspirational.... you'd be v strongly advised not to miss this



OZOMATLI

live at CrawDaddy




Tues 6th & Wed 7th July. Doors 8pm



Tickets just €14.50/€16.50 from Claddagh, ROAD, All City, Comet, City Discs, Sound Cellar

One of the greatest live acts in the world today; Los Angeles ten piece Afro-Latin-Jazz-hop style-mashers OZOMATLI have announced an eagerly awaited Irish debut when they play two nights at Dublin’s intimate CrawDaddy venue on Tues 6th and Wed 7th July.



Aptly described by the LA Times recently as ‘a 10-man bilingual rainbow coalition that forges salsa, hip-hop, funk, calypso, rock, mariachi, jazz, reggae and Afro-pop into a scintillating fusion’ , OZOMATLI are named after the Aztec monkey God of dance and are touring in support of their new album ‘Street Signs’ which comes out through Concord/EMI on 22nd June. Just last month they won the Billboard Award for the best Latin/Rock Alternative for 2003’s ‘Coming Up’ mini-album, the latest in a long list of accolades for the band.



OZOMATLI’s music crosses so many boundaries that it is beyond classification. The extent of this is indicated in the list of acts who have recorded with them - from Carlos Santana and Eddie Palmieri to Black Eyed Peas and Jurassic 5 – in fact both Chali 2Na and Cut Chemist of J5 are former members of OZOMATLI. Their famously floor-shaking live show has seen them personally invited by Peter Gabriel to support him at Wembley Stadium next month.



OZOMATLI’s live show truly has to be seen to be believed – it has gained them a cult following all over the world and they have probably played the Glastonbury festival more times than any other act since their formation 8 years ago. Their live shows usually end with the band leading a procession through the crowd with their percussion and brass to create a samba party. They recently hit the headlines in March when their performance at the South By South West festival in Texas led to three members of the band being arrested.



With tickets a measly €14.50-€16.50; the invite is there for all to come see for themselves!



www.ozomatli.com



“Going to an Ozomatli concert is like hearing all the music at an urban street fair rolled into a single band… Mexican ranchero exuberance, a lot of hip-hop swagger, a dash of salsa, a smidgen of funk and a fairly healthy dose of rock 'n' roll, with even some African and eastern influences” Pop Matters



“Ozomatli belong to a new breed of global music hoodlum alongside the likes of Manu Chao and Los De Abajos. They all play a kind of hi-octane pan-Latino dance music which mixes elements like ska, samba, salsa, punk, hip hop to varying degrees, and, in Ozomatli’s case, funk, Tex Mex, swing and soul as well… The band have conquered the USA and the world by dint of relentless touring, which has honed their live show down to perfection. They're famous for giving their all for the allotted 60 minutes plus and then bouncing off the stage to carry on partying in amongst their audiences.”

BBC World Music



“Ozomatli is a 10-man bilingual rainbow coalition that forges salsa, hip-hop, funk, calypso, rock, mariachi, jazz, reggae and Afro-pop into a scintillating fusion…a third-degree felony assault charge is looming over their percussionist Jiro Yamaguchi. He's accused of striking a police officer with the tom-tom drum that provides the beat for their famous conga march through the crowd… The band contest this.” Los Angeles Times review of SXSW festival, March 2004



OZOMATLI



Latin Rock/Alternative Album of the year- Billboard Latin Music Awards April 2004



Grammy Award 2002 for Best Latin/Rock Alternative album



ALMA Awards for breakthrough artist of 2002



Ozomatli are:
Jiro Yamaguchi Percussion
Wil-Dog Abers Bass, Vocals
Justin Poree Percussion, MC, Vocals
Asdrubal Sierra Trumpet, Lead Vocals
Raul Pacheco Guitar, Lead Vocals
Ulises Bella Tenor Sax, Clarinet, Vocals
Mario Calire Drums
Rene ‘Spinobi’ Dominguez Turntablist
Jabu MC