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Latin Artists Join the Sound Strike in Protest of New Arizona Laws

By Grace Bastidas | 06/07/2010 - 09:25 | 4 Comments

Los Tigres del Norte, Juanes, Calle 13, Café Tacuba, Cypress Hill and Ozomatli are just some of the growing number of Latino musicians boycotting Arizona in protest of the state’s controversial immigration law (SB 1070). The new law goes into effect on July 31st of this...

Sound Check: Bonnaroo en Español

By Grace Bastidas | 04/01/2010 - 11:30 | 0 Comments

Last year, the Manchester, Tennessee–based Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival showcased Africa's booming music scene in a special tent devoted to artists from all over the continent, including Nigeria and Mali. And this year, it's Latin America's turn to shake up the annual summer fiesta, scheduled from June 10–13.

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Sound Check: Ozomatli Continue to Break Boundaries with their Fifth Album

By Grace Bastidas | 03/30/2010 - 15:30 | 0 Comments

Los Angeles–based act Ozomatli have been combining music and politics ever since forming 15 years ago. And as cultural ambassadors to the U.S., the band's multi-culti members have traveled around the world spreading their message while entertaining listeners with a specially-made blend of hip-hop, funk, rock, reggae and Latin rhythms. Their upcoming fifth...

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Ozomatli Finishes Fifth Album, Heads to TED Conference

By Grace Bastidas | 02/10/2010 - 10:55 | 0 Comments

Los Angeles band Ozomatli took their name from the Aztec God of Dance, and for the past 15 years this multi-racial seven-piece collective has always incited us to shake it. Their music is an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink mix of rhythms, like hip-hop, salsa, cumbia, dancehall, rock and ragga. And as U.S. cultural ambassadors since 2007, that we-are-the-...