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  • Artist: Ozomatli
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: June 16, 1998
  • Total Time: 49:44
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Like many late '90s outfits, the Los Angeles-based Ozomatli is an eclectic conglomeration, fusing a wild variety of music. At its core, the group is a dance band, blending funk, hip-hop, Latin rhythms, jazz, salsa, reggae, Tejano, and worldbeat into its sound. It's a busy, heady mix and occasionally there's simply too much going on in the mix for it to be easy to digest. Nevertheless, it's easy to admire a group that challenges the listeners, and Ozomatli certainly do that with their eponymous debut album. Not only is the music dense and exciting, but the lyrics are politically charged and daring, adding substance to the infectious music. The result is an album that is both entertaining and rewarding -- not a bad achievement for a debut. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Como Ves (Lyrics) Jesus Perez Ozomatli (3:57)
Cut Chemist Suite (Lyrics) Chali 2na Ozomatli (4:32)
Cumbia de los Muertos Chali 2na, Asdrubal Sierra, Raúl Pacheco Ozomatli (3:32)
¿Dónde Se Fueron? (Lyrics) Raúl Pacheco Ozomatli (4:18)
Eva (Lyrics) Raúl Pacheco, Ulises Bella, Jose Espinoza Ozomatli (3:09)
O le Le Ulises Bella, Carlos Guaico, Chali 2na Ozomatli (5:00)
Chango (Lyrics) Justin "Niño" Porée, Asdrubal Sierra Ozomatli (4:28)
Super Bowl Sundae (Lyrics) Chali 2na, Asdrubal Sierra Ozomatli (4:45)
Aquí No Será Enrique Ramirez Ozomatli (4:19)
Chota (Lyrics) Chali 2na, Oskar Cartaya, Asdrubal Sierra, Raúl Pacheco Ozomatli (3:47)
Coming War (Lyrics) Raúl Pacheco, Asdrubal Sierra, Chali 2na, Ulises Bella Ozomatli (3:55)
La Misma Canción Raúl Pacheco Ozomatli (4:02)

Credits

T-Ray (Mixing), Anton Pukshanksy (Engineer), Wil-Dog Abers (Vocals), Anton Pukshansky (Mixing), Ozomatli (Group), Anton Pukshansky (Engineer), Chali 2na (Rap), Stephen Marcussen (Mastering), Tony Maxwell (Direction), Ulises Bella (Sax (Tenor)), Ozomatli (Producer), Jay Gordon (Assistant Engineer), Ulises Bella (Vocals), Tom Recchion (Design), Cut Chemist (Turntables), Ulises Bella (Guitar), Tony Lujan (Trumpet), Ulises Bella (Clarinet), Wil-Dog Abers (Bass), David Ralicke (Trombone), T-Ray (Producer), Carlos Guaico (Fender Rhodes), Luis Ramirez (Logo), John Ewing, Jr. (Assistant Engineer), Patrick Shevelin (Mixing), Tom Recchion (Art Direction), Paul Livingstone (Guitar), David Ralicke (Sax (Baritone))
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Ozomatli
Studio album by Ozomatli
Released June 16, 1998
Genre Funk, jazz, Latin, rock, hip hop, world fusion
Length 49:47
Label Almo Sounds
Producer Ozomatli, T-Ray
Professional reviews
Ozomatli chronology
Ozomatli
(1998)		 Embrace the Chaos
(2001)
Singles from Ozomatli
  1. "Cut Chemist Suite"
    Released: April 13, 1999
  2. "Super Bowl Sundae"
    Released: May 10, 1999

Ozomatli is the debut studio album by the Latin funk band Ozomatli, released on June 16, 1998 on Almo Sounds.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Como Ves" (Jesus Perez) – 3:57
  2. "Cut Chemist Suite" (Willy Abers, Charlie Stewart) – 4:32
  3. "Cumbia de los Muertos" (Raúl Pacheco, Asdru Sierra, Stewart) – 3:32
  4. "¿Dónde Se Fueron?" (Pacheco, Sierra) – 4:18
  5. "Eva" (Ulises Bella, Jose Espinoza, Pacheco) – 3:09
  6. "O Le Le" (Abers, Bella, Carlos Guaico, Stewart) – 4:59
  7. "Chango" (Justin Porée, Sierra) – 4:28
  8. "Super Bowl Sundae" (Abers, Sierra, Stewart) – 4:45
  9. "Aquí No Será" (Enrique Ramirez) – 4:19
  10. "Chota" (Abers, Oskar Cartaya, Pacheco, Sierra, Stewart) – 3:47
  11. "Coming War" (Abers, Bella, Pacheco, Sierra, Stewart) – 3:56
  12. "La Misma Canción" (Pablo Castorena, Pacheco) – 4:05
Holland Bonus Tracks[3]
  1. "Cut Chemist Suite (Unplugged)" (Abers, Stewart) – 6:47
  2. "Como Ves (Unplugged)" (Perez) – 2:58

Personnel

Ozomatli
Additional musicians
Technical personnel

Chart performance

Ozomatli made its way to Billboard's Latin charts, peaking at number 7 on the Latin Albums chart and at number 4 on the Latin Pop Albums chart. The album spent 71 and 50 weeks on these charts, respectively.[4] Ozomatli also made an appearance on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, peaking at number 25.[5]

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen. "Review: Ozomatli". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:6h77gjqr16in. Retrieved 16 October 2009. 
  2. ^ Kun, Josh. "Album Reviews: Ozomatli". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/ozomatli/albums/album/116919/review/5941037/ozomatli. Retrieved 16 October 2009. 
  3. ^ "Ozomatli (Holland Bonus Tracks)". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fcfoxq8kldfe. Retrieved 17 October 2009. 
  4. ^ "Ozomatli - Ozomatli". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/ozomatli/ozomatli/303266. Retrieved 16 October 2009. 
  5. ^ "Charts & Awards: Ozomatli". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kcftxqrjld0e~T3. Retrieved 16 October 2009. 
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