The multi-ethnic band Ozomatli's latest CD, Don't Mess with the Dragon, blends funk, Latin, rock, hip-hop and reggaeton in a uniquely personal album. Two founding members of Ozomatli, Uli Bella and ...

For nearly three decades, Ozomatli has blended Latin, hip-hop, rock, and world music. The band, co-founded by Raul Pacheco 29 years ago, has managed to not only continue on in a changing music ...

Blue Élan Records is proud to announce the recent signing of the Grammy Award-winning band, Ozomatli, who join the eclectic roster of the Westwood based label. The band recently released their first ...

Twenty years is a long time for a band to survive, especially when it’s a big one like Ozomatli, currently a septet. It may be that having a greater number of musicians creates more of a clan- or ...

Ozomatli’s Wil-Dog Abers performs in Baltimore in October. Photo by Miguel “M.i.G.” Martinez Carved into the sidewalk outside Willy “Wil-Dog” Abers’ front door in Silver Lake is “OZO,” a large circle ...

The musicians who would become Ozomatli got together during an L.A. labor strike in 1995. And political activism has remained central to the band. But don’t expect a lot of preaching; the music speaks ...

This post has been corrected. See details below. The quick, sharp blasts of a pocket trumpet can be heard out in the courtyard. Inside a small Echo Park home recording studio, Asdrubal Sierra is ...

On Friday, Stevie Wonder showed up unannounced near the end of a downtown concert featuring Los Angeles band Ozomatli. The Grand Performances-produced evening celebrated the release of “Songs in the ...

The Grammy Award-winning group, Ozomatli is one of the most ethnically diverse bands around today. Diversity is reflected in the band's music. It's full of energy, a mix of funk, Latin, rock, ...