n Between Thoughts…A New World The album sees the duo reinventing themselves once again by implementing moments of intimacy into the grandiose production
To its credit, Ozomatli offers something for everyone. Each member of the group, after all, represents a different part of the world. Ozo's sound, rich with hip-hop, salsa, funk and jazz, has underscored the band's outspoken crusade for social justice since the mid-'90s. "Gay Vatos in Love" proudly salutes gay marriage over Ulises Bella's wailing '50s-era saxophone, while the psychedelic "Love Comes Down"—Fire Away's finest moment—hits home for lovers everywhere but arrives too late in the album.
Los Angeles band Ozomatli always brings an artful touch to its mix of funk,rock, hip-hop, traditional Latin forms, Asian instrumentation and more. Butthe group¹s latest disc, ‘Don¹t Mess With the
Los Lobos is an American institution, whether you realize that or not is another matter.
Sounds, dance and blood into its vein. Ricky Martin and Shakira ain
deSol, a band of seven musicians from New York and New Jersey with strong Latin bloodlines, are standing atop the fence that runs somewhere between the salsa flavor of Ozomatli and the Texican blues of Los Lonely Boys.
Perhaps no other band signifies the word melting pot than Los Angeles
