Embracing chaos at World Cafe
By Wayne Harada
Advertiser Entertainment Editor
Ozomatli, a motley musical crew from urban America that is equally at home doing hip-hop or Latin rock, returns to Hawai'i for a performance March 19 at the World Cafe.
At its last concert, held at the old Pier Bar at Aloha Tower, the band drew an overflow crowd. Excitement is bound to be equally high this time.
Ozomatli, a band that blends hip-hop and Latin sounds, tends to draw big crowds.
The nine-member Los Angeles combo, with its multi-cultural musical posture and multi-ethnic membership, is named for the Aztec god of dance. The band is committed to social change and community-building, advocating its stance through a fierce and funky sound that is a Cuisinart mixture of salsa, hip-hop, rock and funk, tapping polyglot influences including Cuban, Japanese, Chicano and African elements.
| Ozomatli | |
| • | 7:30 p.m. March 19 |
| • | World Cafe |
| • | 526-4400 |
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Also on the concert bill: the jazz- and underground-inflected Quadraphonix, and DJs Evil and Jedi.
Tickets, at $20, are on sale at the World Cafe and Ticket Plus outlets.
