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Article: Kicking brass
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- The Independent Weekly
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- July 12, 2006
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Ozomatli's poly-culture sets to spark several revolutions
There's a saying about certain volatile regions that sums up Ozomatli's versatility: If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes.
The variety of songs on an Ozomatli album is like that. Their music develops out of a swirling stormcloud, little tornados touching down every few minutes, dropping tango into alternative rock, punk into merengue, ranchera into hip hop. Street Signs, which won a Grammy for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album, and the followup concert album, Live at the Fillmore, capture Ozomatli's whirlwind at its height. This fresh breeze from the west will blow through Raleigh Wednesday.
Last week, Ozomatli frontman ...