Name: Ozomatli
Genre: Funk
Day: Saturday

Wikipedia sez: “Ozomatli is a multiethnic ten piece band, playing primar Latin, hip-hop, and rock, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles. They are known both for their extreme vocal activist viewpoints and their wide array of musical styles - including salsa, jazz, funk, reggae, and others. Ozomatli take their name from the Nahuatl word for the Aztec astrological symbol of the monkey, which is also a god of dance, fire, the new harvest, and music.”

Since I was a Jurassic 5 fan I found Ozomatli when I searched for anything and everything J5 related. While it would be easy to dismiss at Ozomatli as a live cross of Jurassic 5 and The Roots when performing songs like Saturday Night, it couldn’t be further from the truth. They mesh guitars with trumpets, drums with turntables and rap with latin soul to blend together harmonious sounds. As a bonus, they have been known to perform live encores in the crowd at festivals, something for Coachella perhaps?

Likelyhood of Seeing at Coachella: Yeah, why not.

Read on to view Ozomatli live videos…

Ozomatli - Street Signs (Live on Austin City Limits)

Ozomatli - Live at the SoCo Music Experience