Ozomatli

On July 7th & 8th The LAWN at Surf Hotel will welcome the iconic artists Ozomatli and Stephen Marley for their debut performance in Buena Vista, Colorado. This celebration of Reggae and Roots music will also feature DJ Matt Cassidy and Rasta Stevie on Friday, with Arise Roots opening for Stephen Marley on Saturday.

In collaboration with non-profit art studio Soundwaves Art Foundation, a number of Blue Élan Records artists have joined together to sell limited-edition, autographed artworks made from the soundwaves of their songs.  The artworks, created by artist and founder of Soundwaves Art Foundation Tim Wakefield, will be sold to raise funds for Sweet Relief Musicians Fund which provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians and music industry workers who are faced with physical or mental health issues, disabilit

The journey of Los Lobos began in 1973, 50 years ago this year, when David Hidalgo (vocals, guitar, and pretty much anything with strings), Louie Perez (drums, vocals, guitar), Cesar Rosas (vocals, guitar), and Conrad Lozano (bass, vocals, guitarrón) earned their stripes playing revved-up versions of Mexican folk music in restaurants and at parties. The band evolved in the 1980s as it tapped into L.A.’s burgeoning punk and college rock scenes. They were soon sharing bills with bands like the Circle Jerks, Public Image Ltd.

Three-time Grammy Award winning Los Angeles-based band, OZOMATLI, announce exciting spring and summer tour dates including a weekly residency at Venice West in Venice, CA every Thursday throughout April. The funk, salsa, jazz, reggae and hip-hop influenced band recently celebrated their 25th Anniversary by releasing their ninth studio album, Marching On, to much fan and critical praise.

Three-time Grammy Award winning Los Angeles-based band, OZOMATLI, release ~ Marching On ~ their first studio album since the critically acclaimed, 2017 reggae twisted Non-Stop: Mexico to Jamaica.  This new album also marks their debut with new label, Blue Élan Records.

Listen to Marching On now

One year after performing for Verse’s grand reopening, Ozomatli returns for an artist residency featuring live performances, guest appearances and a carefully crafted menu by Ozomatli & Chef Oscar. Friends since High School, owner Manny Marroquin, and Ozomatli begin a new chapter together exploring a live musical and culinary collaboration. Curated signature cocktails and planned “Ozo’fied” dishes will tantalize all the senses for those fortunate diners in attendance at each residency event.

The three-time Grammy Award winning band, OZOMATLI, continue to release more new music from their forthcoming album Marching On.  New single, “Una Mas,” is available today on all digital services. Also announced today, an intimate special conversation and performance at the Grammy Museum on July 14th. Tickets are on sale, more info here.

Listen to “Una Mas” now

Sheryl Crow gets it – the beach life, that is. “All I wanna do is have some fun, until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard,” Crow sang on Sunday during a twilight set on the sand at Redondo Beach, just 15 miles south of the oceanfront Santa Monica Pier. One of the BeachLife Festival’s high-profile performers who first made waves toward prominence in the late ‘80s/early ‘90s, Crow shared top billing with Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Stone Temple Pilots, 311, and the Steve Miller Band (who’s first hit was in 1968).

Two-time Grammy Award winning Los Angeles-based band, OZOMATLI, continues to release new music in 2022 – “Sunsets,” from the forthcoming album Marching On, is now available on all digital services.

Two-time Grammy Award winning, Los Angeles-based band, OZOMATLI, are making their mark on 2022 by releasing new music! Marching On is their first studio album since the critically acclaimed, 2017 reggae twisted Non-Stop: Mexico to Jamaica in 2017 and marks their debut with new label, Blue Élan Records. Out today, the maraca shaking single “Sacude” is now available on all digital services – give a listen, HERE.
 

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