check this band out...they are opening for Ozomatli soon and you can listen to them here http://www.bsideplayers.com/index.htm

not bad...kind of like Ozomatli but more trippy

They had a song on on Carlos Santana c.d. Shaman. They sound pretty good.

Kumbia Kings pretty much rule over anything with a "Cumbia" beat...but Ozomatli have a funky groove of their own.

thanks!

PurpleJedi said:

Now I know about two groups I didn't know before.

I don't hear about much of this stuff in France.

Ozomatli is sort of like a latin version of Fishbone in some ways. But Kumbia Kings sounds like more of an authentic sounding band. Am I right? I'll have to check them out though. It is hard to classify Ozomatli though. Funk/Rock/Latin/Hip-Hop, etc.

Heiress said:

BTW - CUMBIA is to Colombia what Salsa is to Puerto Rico, Merengue is to Santo Domingo and Rhumba is to Cuba.
It's very popular in Meso America as well, and the Kumbia Kings have "modernized" the basic Cumbia beat with hip-hop "flair".
They're an awesome group...the lead guy (A.B. Quintanilla) is the brother of the late Tex-Mex singer SELENA.

PurpleJedi said:

I am of Hispano background, and have danced cumbia a time or two, my friend. After a bowl of Menudo, of course. Or pretending to eat it. Yuck!

It's cool to hear about some current groups. I really dig Ozomatli, and would like to hear some other stuff in the same genre. You just don't hear much of it on the radio here, even on the "diverse" stations.

Going to see Ozomatli next week here in LA I'm gonna check and see if these other guys are opening! :woot

Heiress said:

Ooops! I just assumed that you were FRENCH.

What's your "país" anyway?

PurpleJedi said:

OMG - I LOVE your avatar!

DiminutiveRocker said:

thanx!