Ozomatli

Genres:	Pop / Rock • World Music
Descriptive "tags":	latin • hip-hop • funk • world • hip hop • latin alternative
Decades Active:	1990s • 2000s
Links online:	BBC Music • MySpace • Official Homepage • Wikipedia

Biography

Named after the Aztec monkey god of dance and passion, Ozomatli play a unique mix of salsa, hip-hop, reggae, rock, merengue, funk and more. Their membership includes Wil-Dog Abers (24 February 1973, Los Angeles, California, USA; bass/vocals), Raúl ‘El Bully’ Pacheco (b. 9 January 1969, Los Angeles, California, USA; guitar/lead vocals), Ulises Bella (b. 15 March 1975, Los Angeles, California, USA; tenor saxophone/clarinet/vocals), Jose ‘Crunchy’ Espinosa (b. 20 November 1973, Downey, California, USA; alto saxophone/vocals), William ‘Echo’ Marrufo (drums), Andrew Mendoza (drums), Pablo Castorena (trombone), Justin ‘Niño’ Porée (b. 14 February 1976, Los Angeles, California, USA; percussion), Asdru Sierra (b. 4 May 1972, Los Angeles, California, USA; trumpet/lead vocals), Jiro Yamaguchi (b. 4 October 1967, New York City, New York, USA; percussion), Anthony ‘Kanetic’ Source Stout (vocals), Chali 2na...

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