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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Ozomatli\nEvent Url: http://www.artsboston.org/even
 t/detail/441094327/Ozomatli\nEvent Date Begin: 2011-02-04\nEvent Date End:
  2011-02-04\n\nIn their fourteen years together as a band\, celebrated Los
  Angeles culture-mashers Ozomatli have gone from being hometown heroes to 
 being named U.S. State\nDepartment Cultural Ambassadors. Their music-- a n
 otorious urban-Latino-and-beyond collision of hip hop and salsa\, dancehal
 l and cumbia\, samba and funk\, merengue and comparsa\, East LA R&B and Ne
 w Orleans second line\, Jamaican ragga and Indian raga-- has long followed
  a key mantra: it will take you around the world by taking you around L.A.
 \n\nOriginally formed to play at an area labor protest over a decade ago\,
  Ozomatli spent some of their early days participating in everything from 
 earthquake prep 'hip hop\nghetto plays' at inner-city L.A. elementary scho
 ols to community activist events\, protests\, and city fundraisers. Ever s
 ince\, they have been synonymous with their city:\ntheir music has been ta
 ken up by The Los Angeles Dodgers and The Los Angeles Clippers.\n\nOzo is 
 also a product of the city's grassroots political scene. Proudly born as a
  multi- racial crew in post-uprising 90s Los Angeles\, the band has built 
 a formidable reputation over four full-length studio albums and a relentle
 ss touring schedule for taking party rocking so seriously that it becomes 
 new school musical activism.\n\nThey were invited by the U.S. State Depart
 ment to serve as official Cultural Ambassadors on a series of government-s
 ponsored international tours to Asia\, Africa\, South America\, and the Mi
 ddle East\, tours that linked Ozomatli to a tradition of cultural diplomac
 y\n\nIn the case of Nepal\, the band's trip was part of a celebration of t
 he country's newly ratified peace accord and they arrived with a direct me
 ssage: &ldquo\;different instruments but one rhythm\, together we can make
  a prosperous Nepal.&rdquo\; Their concert\, which drew over 14\,000 peopl
 e\, was a historic one&mdash\;Ozo were the first Western band to do a\ncon
 cert in Nepal and the event was the country's first peaceful mass gatherin
 g that was not a protest or religious ceremony. According to an official e
 mbassy release\, &ldquo\;Ozomatli is living proof that diverse backgrounds
  make a stronger and more prosperous whole. Ozomatli's nine members are co
 mmitted to addressing social issues of local\, national and international 
 importance and they use the power of their own diversity to achieve this.&
 rdquo\;\n\n&ldquo\;I've always felt that music is the key to every culture
 \, the beginning of an understanding\,&rdquo\; says vocalist and trumpet p
 layer Asdru Sierra. &ldquo\;It's a language far more universal than politi
 cs.&rdquo\;\n\nStart time: Doors open at 5:30
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