Street Signs

Pain in the arse to find

Rap rock, Chicano rock, hip hop, Latin rock.

Really enjoyed this, I thought it was such a cool mix of each of the member’s cultures and what they brought to the table. Playlist add: “Ya Viene El Sol”

A big melting pot of sounds to put a smile on your face.

Kan inte ge ett rättvist betyg då albumet inte finns på Spotify annat än 2 låtar. Dessa var dock helt ok så sätter betyg utifrån dem så kan man hoppas att albumet blir tillgängligt någon gång i framtiden.

Solid even though I'm confused what I listened to.

This album was annoying at times. I probably will never listen to them again, but they were on to something at some points in the album.

Thought the first few songs were really fun and entertaining, good vibes. But as the album progressed, the quality slowly dropped. Could've been a 5 for me had ot maintained a consistent quality

No fue de mi agrado

Believe - 4 Love and hope - 4 Street signs - 3 (Who discovered) america? - 4 Who's to blame - 3 Te estoy buscando - 4 Saturday night - 4 Dejame en paz - 3 Santiago - 3 Ya viene el sol - 3 Dona isabelle - 3 Nadie te tira - 3 Cuando canto - 3

i just can’t stand when an album isn’t on streaming from this list because it’s so hard to listen to it, this was alright but i just wouldn’t listen to it again

i can appreciate this album for what it is—the handful of cultural influences were interesting in theory, and i’m sure the album recording process was fun— but i wasn’t moved. it felt messy, though more uniform in the second half. i did like two songs, but all together the album was not my cup of tea.

quite liked this. it reeks of early 2000s in the best way

No está completo el álbum en Spotify. De todas maneras no es para mí.

unfortunate only 2 songs are available on spotify, do not think it wouldve been my thing though

Some of this was really fun and some of it a real slog. 2.5 rounded to 3 because I prefer to focus on the fun.

Fuck Don Callis

The beginning few tracks were stronger than the rest

(4/7) I thought this started pretty strong and then kind of faded fast. Interesting stuff though

Nice Latin influenced pop/rock album. Makes me think of Thievery Corporation but more energetic (and more focused in the Latin influences). Lots of hip hop too. It gets a little bit repetitive as you listen but I can't dock it too much.

I listened to a cobbled-together YouTube playlist that was missing some tracks. But what I heard, I enjoyed.

Not what i expected

Fun and unique. I like it. 4/5

I was not previously familiar with the artist or album. This is a Latin rock album. A few of these tracks seem like they would fit in on the radio alongside late 90s-/early 00s-era Santana. I did not care for the rap tracks much. Overall I am happy to have heard this but I doubt I would come back to it.

Latin sounds (including Spanish language and English), plus other world sounds/influence (middle eastern, etc). Includes some rap too. Interesting mix.

I wanted to like this more than I did, but the mixing of hip hop with Latin/world music feels like it comes from a time when just the novelty of merging the two was enough, and the songs didn’t have to be more than that. Sort of to music what “fusion” was to cuisine.

Yet another unfortunate example where you might think blending disparate sounds and cultural backgrounds (hip hop x latin + middle eastern sounds!) But it just sounds really solidly early 2000s when the Latin revival was its height - like slightly edgier Santana + Rob Thomas duets. 'Street Signs' was okay but everything else was eminently skippable.

Was super hyped after the 1st track! The rest was a bit lackluster

Couple of decent songs but overall kind of average

Strong opening track and a few other gems. They’re on Real World Records, so that says a lot.

Techno music

#1033. Decent, but not my cup of tea. 3/5: I prefer Earl Grey tea

Raro. No me gustó.

Couldn’t find the whole album so anoygling could only listen to the majority, not the full thing. Enjoyed it, didn’t love it

I loved this album! Great beats, very moving

Ne mogu nađem 3-4 pesme niđe morao slušam drum cover za jednu.

Ovakva osecanja u meni je poslednji put probudio "Psy From the Psycho World!"

It was ok.

a fun listen ! pretty fun, but didn't think much else of it tbh

Haven't thought of these guys in forever. The genre mashup can be a bit much at times; some of the rapping works, some doesn't. When it locks in like on the Eddie Palmieri tracks, it's solid.

нормалек, вайбово.

2.69

Better than expected

I can see the appeal of this album, with its blend of Latin rock, hip hop, and funk. However, the rapping felt cliche and sleazy, filled with outdated punchlines and hooks reminiscent of ‘80s hip hop stereotypes. By the time it reached the end, the album had worn out its welcome and began to feel more annoying than enjoyable.

Hard to find on streaming. Listened to some other songs, never heard of this band but they seem kind of dope!

This was a good album. It was a bit eclectic with the funk and rock en español and hip hop. There were some great moments good lyrics. I think it deserves to be on this list I think it’s hard to define it because there were multiple styles. One thing I didn’t care is Charlie 2na. His voice is okay but not my favorite. I guess it worked on the couple of songs. I’m glad I heard it but wouldn’t listen again.

Great, interesting sound! It's a solid 4 star. All it needs is searing lyrics to be a 5, the kind that teach into you and pull your heart out or the kind that make you sing while you dance. Highlight: (who discovered) America

Ek kon nie die volle album kry nie maar wat ek gehoor het ek baie geniet. Niks diep of heel niet nie maar ek het dit gelike

It's ok - the first album ("Ozomatli") is better though.

So bad. I would rate 0 if I could

Didn't love this, but I liked it for being different. Really shows the lack of Latin music on this list too. Honestly this is more of a 2.5 for me, but I'm rounding up because it's something more unique on the list, and that deserves to be celebrated.

This was decent. Still not blown away by it though.

I appreciate how up beat it was

Cool, pretty vibey. Love the variety. Some of the songs were kinda sucky though which held it back.

Really enjoyed some tracks more than others-the ones that stayed out of the rap/hip hop vibe were much stronger. Wish album had focused on non-hip hop tracks & would have been stronger rating

Some good and some bad with this one. I think the most obvious bad for me is thay it almost feels like two separate albums. You got the hip hop stuff on one side and the more Latin rock on the other side. Within a second or two you can tell what kind of song your getting. It just doesnt feel that cohesive. Its not that big of a deal I guess but it does bring it down a little in my book. Now I will say that In every part of this the energy is very good. It moves pretty well. Not too much down low time. A couple songs that are slower more introspective tracks but those add to the tracklist without feeling out of place. Im less into the vocals, at least in some tracks. The rapping us always good. The singing is hit or miss. Sometimes the vocals are treated in a offputting mega clean way. Like the producers just manhandled them into exactly what's perfect. And thats just not my style. I like a little bit of rawness. And sometimes that raw is forced out of a track with some know turning fuckery. But overall this is good. Im not blown away but there are some highlights here. Specifically love and hope, and djame en paz. Those were my saves here. I would say the rest of it is good too other than the things ive brought up already but just not enough to hear it again and again like my saves. I had fun and might like to check out some more. Maybe it will be on streaming without dumb contract record label bullshit.

Pretty decent groove here, extra star for Charli

While I wanted to like this, it really just sounds like dated pop rock latin fusion. Way too catchy, sounds like Smooth by Santana/Rob Thomas but throw some rap that is safe for the masses. No gracias. 2.4/5 -> 2/5

Didn't know what this was or what to expect, was a lot of fun. Nice blend of Latin funk and hip-hop. I would relisten if it was on streaming.

"Street Signs" by Ozomatli is good album by the band. This album has latin hip-hop, funk, samba influence. This album has some energy on it . Most of the lyrics deals with immigration rights and social justice. My standout tracks are, "Love and Hope", "Street Signs" and "Nadie Te Tira". But this album has a lot of songs I don't prefer "Who's to Blame", "Ye Viene el Sol" ,"Dona Isabelle" and more. I don't know why but I couldn't connect to this album. The problem is constant genre switching between tracks. I feel like every song take sharp turn into completely different that ends up killing the momentum. I'm not against genre switching in an album but I couldn't connect on this album. Overall decent album by Ozomatli.

I’m not sure what I think of this. On its face, this should be right up my alley - kind of a Latin/hip-hop mashup - and while it is generally fun, something about it just falls flat. There’s something missing that I can’t pinpoint. Is it that it’s a little too corny, or is the music itself a little too boring? It’s certainly energetic, but somehow feels a bit lifeless. Maybe I’m being too critical. It’s not actually bad, but I wish it were better.

Very enjoyable. I really liked the Latin stylings mixed with the occasional (North?) African elements. Cool album. ⭐⭐⭐.49

A really fun album that was a pain to find. Luckily managed to find the individual songs on YouTube, which isn't the ideal way to listen to an album.

From the band that brought you the happy feet 2 video game soundtrack

Apparently, people are blending music genres together with little to no regard.

I hated this

a mess of mixed styles

Une étoile de plus pour le côté latino.

Un peu surpris du style, il y a quelque chose de nu-metal en background sur certaines pistes (guit disto avec des bouts rappés par dessus). Et il y a un côté Enrique Iglesias qui me fait sentir un peu mal à l'aise comme si j'écoutais quelque chose d'un peu honteux. Santana des pauvres aussi c'est un bon qualificatif merci Guillaume pour l'épithète!

Interessant! Du rock latino. Je peux comprendre que felix se sente comme s’il était à un party où il n’était pas invité. Mais on dit pas la même chose de la musique afro-américaine? Just enjoy the party, déhanche toi!

Jeg syntes den var helt fin, ikke noget der kommer i rotation men jeg nød de fleste numre. Sidste nummer lyder som noget fra Broadway (positivt). Jeg blev så forvirret da Obamas stemme dukkede op på 2. nummer, for albummet ligger i så god forlængelse af al den ska der var populær i slutningen af 90'erne

Dette er i sandhed One Of The Albums Of All Time, ekstremt middelmådigt. Har svært ved at forestille mig nogen elske det her album.

What an unnecessarily long album...

fire :D

Couldn't really rate this fairly as only two tracks available. Neither was really my cup of tea to be honest but maybe the rest is great?

I tried to listen to as much of it that's available, but what I heard sounded like Nandos or Bella pasta background music. If you want a dose of this sort of music with wit, intelligence and in parts infectious energy, get Kirsty Macoll's Tropical Brainstorm. In fact, that's what I ended up listening to, there's an album that should be on the list, but I guess isn't. This is meh.

spend a shit ton of time trying to find it and it wasnt even worth it, only 2 songs i could maybe listen more than one time in the future, the rest just sounds like phonk

Really enjoyed this album.

Not sure what makes this one of the 1001 albums

They almost had me with the first couple songs. This group has good instincts when it comes to production and writing catchy 90s-style pop hooks. But man they really don't write interesting lyrics or put together any sort of unique musical ideas. To me this is just a mish mash of musical styles that's worse than the sum of its parts. The rap verses were the most interesting to me. It was also fun to practice my Spanish.

something about it sounds cheap, and eminently 2000's. but it's a very fun bit of fusion, kinda dope. i think it mostly makes me want to listen to more focused latin music without the rap breaks. maybe i'm the weird one but it feels like these two puzzle pieces really don't fit and just distract from each other. favorite song is Te Estoy Buscando or Cuando Canto. solid 3

Rating: 3/10 Oh god why, please just make it end. Even though I was somewhat intrigued how the album would go after the first track, it was really all downhill the longer the album went on. By 'Dejame en paz' I was really questioning if this was the worst one star yet. Santiago was not a terrible song on the back half I guess. A very poor addition to the book

Pretty nice, like actually more nice than it should have been. Enjoyed pretty much all of it, especially America? (idk why), Saturday Night the epic 2004 hit, and of course Who's To Blame which includes one of my most favorite, most random, hilarious features with Chali 2na (of the Jurassic 5) (of the critically acclaimed album Power in Numbers, as seen on 1001albums and positively reviewed by no-skips-on-this) 7.2/10

I saw Ozomatli years ago with my wife - I think - when my daughter was a small clump of cells. So possibly her first gig. So I'm biased. Anyway, given how hard it is to listen to this in the UK, it was well worth the effort. It's fun, it's catchy and it mixed rock, Latin beats and hip hop. Why would anyone not like it? Reviewing a bit late so I can't pick out specific songs but I'd like this to be easier to find so I can listen again.

i’m probably unfairly rating this because the only place i could find this was youtube and i dnfed it after three tracks because i did not enjoy it enough to listen to adds before every track

Yeah, this one didn't really do it for me. Just reminded me of the Latin influenced music that was prevent in the late 90s early 2000s. Every so often a groove hit right, and I usually enjoy a Latin flavoured guitar solo and there was at least one in here that was good, but the noisy trumpets, the rapping, the oi shouts. It's just not for me. Ah well.

Some of this was outside of my wheelhouse, but at least it was creative and a different spin on the genre. The first track got my attention and I liked it. Then about midway through, “Who’s to Blame” came on and I had to listen to it twice. Great track. It’s so refreshing to not hear the copycat gangsta rap with all the language and same tired phrasing that typically comes from hip hop of this era. Almost worth a round up but I’ll stop short of that since the depth is not there for me overall, but I definitely favored those two tracks. 3.5/5

Not really my favorite style, but I can appreciate their unique take on the hip hop/rock genre that with other bands can sound pretty homogeneous. Not the case here. Definitely a unique mix of styles all converging that in the end works well. I can see myself even breaking out some sweet salsa cumbia moves to this to impress the ladies.

A bit all over the place and not my typical listen (which I guess in the point of this whole thing) so I was a little skeptical at the beginning but overall enjoyed this. Wild mix of different styles which shouldn’t work…but it does. Easy listen, nice beats and something different to mix things up. I could see myself going back to this. 3.25

Not my cup of tea and corny at times...but gets the middle aged ladies booties shaking so that's enough to warrant rounding up. 3/5

Este fue muy duro de ratear porque no estaba completo en spotify y me tocó irlo buscando, pero que gran sorpresa saqué de todo el proceso, buenas canciones en español, una de ella salió en fifa street, ritmo distinto, gran album

Another fun discovery from the list. Big high energetic fun packed into dance grooves. Has some Ricky Martin latin pop style mixed with more Asian influence and hip hop rap and it blends them in such a delightful combo. Plenty of variety in instrumentation from bouncy piano to trumpets that lead into electric guitar rock riffs, it keeps each track fresh but still feels cohesive in terms of the album as a whole. Great style, great execution and now part of my list of recommendations going forward.

Highly enjoyable - beautiful music, variety of musical styles, includes the iconic [Who Discovered] America (which I never knew was this band)

Not into this

Funky switch up to what weve had recently! And a Madden throwback!!! Nice flow, I dig the tablas/Indian influence fused with the latin grooves. Overall, fun experience.

Never listened. Expectations: None - Verdict: Not For Me - The opener has a nice enough groove but I find it somewhat generic. Most of the tracks seem to fit that description. There's nothing to dislike really apart from a few tracks where the vocals just aren't my cup of tea. There just isn't much to particularly like either. Who's To Blame is an exception as the sound changes significantly. It's probably my favourite as I like the Charli 2na feature a lot. Saturday Night is one of the best tracks as well, I definitely prefer these guys in hip hop mode rather than the smooth latin rock.

Hip hop fused with Latin funk ... kind of cool, actually. In a way the mixing of genres throughout Street Signs kept the songs from sounding too much alike.

This was fun

Één feestje

Verrassend

Pretty neat. All the people who dislike albums that sound the same, this is for you

lol what the

Leuk, beetje oosters tintje

mehforgettable

This is #day702 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… somehow those Latin vibes throw me straight into a time machine headed for early '00s radio. That's about all I got out of it. Otherwise, I don't think this is an album you have to hear before you die. Also, the fact that it isn't available on Spotify is rather annoying. Let it be a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day703.

2026.07.10.

Idk what I was expecting but this surpassed all of my expectations. A very good album blending rock, hip hop, and traditional Latin music.

The early 2000s is a repository of unique music that never broke containment. This album sounds like a combination of Santana and hip hop with some Indian (?) influences in the instrumentals. Strange but surprisingly catchy.

I was not expecting this to be a weird Latin rock hip-hop mix, and I was definitely not expecting that mix to be this good. Listening to this I noticed how similar it was to Jurassic 5, and when I looked at the musicians on this I was not surprised to see two Jurassic 5 members. All in all, this is a great album,

The concept is interesting; I just don't hear anything artistic in the execution. It sounds like competent musicians and producers carefully carrying out a plan by crafting and then stacking cliches. The fact that the cliches come from disparate cultural sources is, again, interesting. And maybe it works as pop music. But I prefer to hear creative musicians with depth of vision lost in the emotions of their music That is always, ultimately, what makes music great. I don't hear it here.

Didnt find the album on Spotify so skip

It was fun. And one song had Isabelle in the title :3

Overall this is rather uninteresting. I like the idea of an American rock/pop band with a Latin infusion, but the execution was bland. Even Chali 2na couldn't save this.

It took some effort to find and play this, but it was worth it at the end. Quite a pleasant surprise. It blends a bunch of different stuff together and it all sounds pretty pleasant and cohesive at the end. There's a bunch of variety too. I didn't like everything on here, but quite a few songs had good beats under them that made them pleasant to listen to. This Latin direction of Hip Hop is something I really dig.

So good, didn't know what to expect going in but I enjoyed it a lot!

This was fun, and I’m not complaining about a Chali 2na feature.

Lot of enjoyable stuff, interesting fusion of Latin beats and some hip hop

2.5

Latin, funk, and hip-hop sounds come together in this here album. There’s moments that it can be fun, but overall it was forgettable and not that gripping. There’s moments wasn’t anything particularly wrong or bad, it just didn’t have that special something that excites me.

Gonna start off with a small complaint that I couldn’t listen to this album on any streaming service as it was unavailable! I managed to find a playlist containing all the songs on Youtube. Despite this, I surprisingly liked the album. Very fun to listen to, and I don’t typically enjoy latin music but really enjoyed this album. Shame that I’d have to watch Youtube videos of the songs to listen to it.

This was fun and unique and well performed. I didn’t get a lot from the album though, and kept thinking this would be a good band to see live, or perhaps hear playing live while walking around a bustling city center after work hours. It’s a solid record though and a good introduction to a new (to me) band.

didnt enjoy

Ozomatli is honestly one of the cooler artists I know. Saw him perform when I was 2 according to the pops which is cool. Great vibe to the tunes too. Believe was actually quite good I had to give it a chance because of the start tho. Love and Hope made it into the liked songs I was a big fan. Already had Street Signs and Saturday Night on the playlist which are bangers. Who’s To Blame had a crazy good groove to it as well. I liked Dejame En Paz as well. Honestly all the songs had a good vibe to them.

Street signs heat, lots of fire songs, I even understood some of the slower songs😃amazing album

kinda fine, quite backgroundy, couple were decent. Overall not quite worth the effort

Not on Tidal! Go on youtube. There's not all the wikipedia-listed tracks on one playlist but you can find the tracks about. It's nice enough but it feels like background music Listen for a specific phrase (hint, on Dejame en paz)

I started off pretty high on this, I remember listening to Ozomatli's debut in college and thinking it was pretty sweet (they were sort of in the Jurassic 5 orbit if I recall). The more I listened, there were a few moments where it was just a bit too polished and cheesy honestly, and ome of it veers into Santana/Rob Thomas territory. The more hip hop oriented moments are the best, and the Chali 2Na appearance is probably the high water mark for me. I just didn't find this as thrilling as I expected, it's a generally fine listen but didn't quite hit the mark.

I went through an Ozo phase in the early ‘00s. They played super fun live shows and it was a hot ticket. I remember all the instruments, the infectious energy, and the Latin beat. All of that is present on this record from that era, but it doesn’t do much for me now. The tracks are simultaneously overlong and lacking in depth. There’s a bunch of sounds, many pleasant, with absurd guest stars (Eddie freaking Palmieri? Chali 2Na?), but it feels dated - the imposition of rapping en espanol over Latin funk, the everything-and-the-kitchen sink instrumentation. It’s fine. Not great

Easy listen, but it sounds like something from a kids show

First listen.. like the sound, not sure about the lyrics

This was a damn weird experience. This is whats usually playing on the radio in a weeird dream I had riding that tiny ass car in india.

I love discovering new (or new-to-me) things. I was in a musical rut, that’s what brought me here. Great new find.

?/10. Me pareció un gran disco al principio, pero no está completo en Spotify ni oficial en YouTube, así que no puedo clasificarlo bien. Igualmente, las dos canciones que escuché fueron muy buenas y me sorprendieron.

1. believe - 0 2. hope - 1 3. zignz - 1 4. america - 1 5. blame - 0 6. buzcando - 1 7. night - 1 8. paz - 0 9. zantiago - 1 10. zol - 0 11. dona - 1 12. nadie - 1 13. canto - 1

Bizarre that this is in here (knowing nothing about the band). It's like the most westernized version of Latin music that they possibly could have tossed in here. It's produced well but it doesn't do anything for me for the most part.

Interesting in theory, dull in practice. It's nice that they're trying to fuse different genres with some latin styles, but they do it in a very safe and uninteresting way. Not many memorable songs on here, the album is too long and really starts to blend together after a while.

World, Dance, 2004 -> 2-3

not bad not great 4/5

i feel like the line between latin and turkish music has been blurred???

I wasn’t really into this album on a personal level, but it has an expansive sound and some personality.

I've heard of Ozomatli (and some of their work), but they never really made it to my playlist. Now, listening to this one as part of the project, I see all the right names but this just doesn't click, something's missing. Can't say they're bad either, though, but would prefer Quantic or Orishas.

Loved this record. really exciting, tons of genre-bending variety, heavy latin influence obviously but not shoving it down your throat. Wholesome adn love the message.

I think I was ready to give this album 4 stars yesterday immediately after listening, but I forgot to do so before leaving work. Then I briefly forgot that I had already listened to this album when I got back to work this morning. That tells me that this album wasn't quite as memorable as I thought it was going to be. I did enjoy this album, there are some very fun tracks, and it's a neat fusion of Latin music and a more contemporary sound. I know just enough Spanish to follow along on most tracks, so it was also kind of fun to listen as a way to practice the language. After listening to a few tracks again, I think that I'm right to change my rating based upon my feelings today. It's still a very good album, but now that the shiny newness has worn off, I think it won't be an album I would come back to very often. Favorite track(s): "Te Estoy Buscando," "Cuando Canto"

Reminds me of Santana, Dissidenten, Yerba Buena, and more. Very fun. Maybe 4 stars

A bland buffet of styles that could t coalesce into anything worth my attention.

hm das isch so genre mische type musig hä. so mir sind weltbürger und so. aber sie sind anschienend mega politisch aktiv. isch eig no fun spanisch englisch mische macheds guet. rap und so ja latinos ja okay. check nonig gaaanz was sie mached. Ich hasses es bitzli. Saturday night isch zum teil uuuhuere groovy aber au chli cringe kei ahnig mann. Ich fänds cooler wär irgendwie es album vo Manà oder so uf dere liste als de komisch mix vo sache wo nöd soooo cool isch. aso s isch zum teil groovy und vermischt genres aber s fühlt sich halt au mega wie es vermische vo genres ah und nöd es neus ganzes. de letst song isch etz no cute mit de arpeggios. nice.

So for reference, at this album I skipped almost an entire month of the challenge. I wouldn’t necessarily put the blame solely on them but it surely didn’t help. Couldn’t find the album anywhere in full, sorta wannabe genre-bending making it kitsch and so bland for me it made me go in hibernation mode.

Very happy I was introduced to this group. I really enjoyed this album and have started to listen to more.

This album is absolute cheeks. Buns, start to finish. Sounds like Latin Hamilton but they listened to it and it wasn't terrible enough so they went back in the studio and made it even worse. Hamfisted. I don't remember Saturday Night being in Madden 05, probably because even as an 11 year old I blocked that garbage from memory retention and Hit Sticked motherfuckers instead.

Kind of iconic? This feels so so so of its era. I can imagine myself in high school feeling mind blown in a post-9/11 world. 100 genres and cultures that all vibe, protest lyrics that I can imagine felt revolutionary and inspiring AF at the time and still resonate. v much enjoying. Also Chali 2na is g o o d. This is one of my “what a thrill to discover something entirely new and should I 5 this based on instinct and vibes alone?” moments.

They have some songs, not all of them though Will I listen to again: 10%

Linkin Park auf Wish bestellt

teilweise coole Musik (who discovered america), gegen ende aber abgefallen

Nicht meins

To be honest, this is my 43th album and my first endeavour to listen to an album. It is not present on streaming, so I even had to воспомянуть о старом добром (будь он неладен) ВК. Там с кайфом послушал. Who discovered America is such a pleasyrable and light listen! I immediately listened to it two times. I have some experience in dancing and feel how this tune can smash on the dancefloor

Something new and not bad, but more enjoyed for the novelty rather than the actual quality of the music

Had a good variety to it and I enjoyed it. Won't be reached out to listen to it again anytime soon however.

I enjoyed this, although can't help but feel this was included to tick several diversity boxes at once. Would have enjoyed more if it wasn't so difficult to find

A weird mix of styles that sometimes works but mostly doesn't.

I must say this album is very uninteresting, so formulaic and, at times, even overwhelming. I thought I would enjoy it a bit, at least. But, to be honest, I've found it very boring. Merging different genres doesn't mean it's interesting or something brilliant. This album is very commercial in this sense, but not good at all. It just takes elements of latin music, Indian music, some hip-hop influences and a little bit of jazz and makes of it a mixture of very sterile music. It's not in any sense an interesting approach to those kinds of music but rather a very popish intent to take it to a radio-friendly audience. So, I can't find it neither thrilling or exciting nor interesting. It's just a bland collection of insipid songs.

Strange but entertaining mix of funk, rap, world music

Full disclosure: I wasn't able to listen to about a quarter of this album due to geographical restrictions. I really liked Who Discovered America? but the rest of the album was just okay to me. Sometimes the different styles of the tracks felt disjointed, so much so that I looked at the tracklist to make sure these weren’t just random songs.

I feel like this deserves better than its average rating but I'm going to give it pretty much exactly its average rating. RYM: N Saved a song: N

I don't really know what to do with this. I only have access to two tracks, but I like those. Gonna go with a propably unfair 3.

A cool blend of hip-hop, rock, and Latin elements, but also frustratingly quite stiff (white?) at times.

I really liked this! 4.5/5

I had literally no idea what to expect when I first heard this album. I had never heard of the band and thought it may be an electronica album? Overall, this was a pleasant surprise. It got a bit long for me towards the end, but I enjoyed this more than I had expected to. The front half is better than the second half, but it got my butt shaking and the music was good. This is an album that makes me glad I started this project.

Rating: 4.3/5 Short Review: Energetic, joyful, and relentlessly alive. Ozomatli throws together Latin music, hip-hop, funk, rock, reggae, and community activism and somehow makes it feel effortless. This album is less about perfection and more about momentum and spirit. Favorite Track: “Believe.” Big hooks, big heart, and one of the album’s most uplifting moments.

Not for me

Groovy

I fucked w this

Yeah it's pretty good nothing special though?

⭐⭐ Latino blandat med hip hop samt andra influenser. Inte dåligt men inte heller något jag blev exalterad över. Svårt att ge en rättvis bedömning då bara två spår fanns på Spotify och behövde lyssna på Youtube. Där fanns inte heller det riktiga albumet utan ihopsatt med blandade spår från bl.a livespelningar. Det blir en 2a. Bäst är Saturday night.

It might be lovely. Sure wish I had a way to listen to it.

Hooked me on opening song. I’m glad Ozomatli is now on my radar. Hard to NOT move to the music. I would have preferred album to lean into non-rap or more rap. “Street Signs” broke my chair sway. Good, but messed with momentum. “Who Discovered America” picked me up again. Piano on “Dona Isabelle” was lovely but stopped my shimmy for a bit. Possibly should have moved it before “Cuando Canto.”

sympathique

Wasn't as bad as I was expecting, fun sound. Solid 2.5.

very upbeat and lively. annoyed that it wasnt on spotify, that has ended up making me fall very behind bc it wasnt convenient lol

The first song has a neat eastern feel to it. The rest of the album is well done but too much fusion for me & I simply put didn't much enjoy it. Not something I would ever play again except for the first song.

Interesting mix of genres and started off REALLY strong. I think the mixing on this album is really solid. The bass has a satisfying punch to it, and none of the individual layers get lost. Definitely has some weaker tracks - "Street Signs" sits on the same riff for the duration, and although the instrumentation was moderately interesting (piano/brass), it was basically just generic hiphop with a vaguely latin twist. The record scratch effects should have stayed in the 90s. Favourite track: Te Estoy Buscando Surprise 4.

annoyingly hard to listen to, I wandered around youtube and spotify and even checked their bandcamp before finally finding it on their record label's youtube This is a wild mix of genres. Which is the kinda stuff I wanted to find on this list. I'm kinda digging it unfortunately it's quite hard to find the full album I'd say I actively didn't like the hip hop songs which drags this otherwise 4 start album down to a 3

I had never even heard of Street Signs by Ozomatli before this challenge, and it turned out to be surprisingly difficult to track down as it wasn't available on Spotify or Apple Music. The description of it as Latin funk rock sounded interesting enough though, so I went into it with an open mind. Unfortunately, this album just didn't do anything for me. There’s plenty going on stylistically, with influences from Latin music, funk, rock and hip-hop, but none of it really grabbed my attention. I kept waiting for a song or moment that would pull me in, but it never quite happened. It's not a bad album by any means, and I can appreciate the energy and musicianship behind it, but I found the overall sound fairly uninspiring and struggled to connect with it. By the end, very little had stuck with me and it's not an album I can see myself revisiting. Favourite tracks: I genuinely couldn't pick one that stood out Least favourite tracks: Nothing specific, but I found the overall sound quite dull and unmemorable Album artwork: Cool album cover – I really like the artwork and design style

OMG This album was so good!! I love the Indian, Latin, Hip-Hop mashups. I would totally listen to this again.

Almost a 2.5 the only Spanish language tracks were great, when it got into the hip hop realm I found it to be disingenuous and preachy

One of those cross-genres gems of 2000s

this was a funky mix, another idk if i wldve stumbled upon

No me gustó.

Took a while to get into this one, but it started to cook. Really just appreciated it as something different and a blend of different influences.

There are some fun moments, but nothing really special.

Decent background music.

Ech, te latynoskie rytmy to jednak moja pięta Achillesowa. Szczęście w butelce. A raczej w kilku akordach. Momentami się dłuży, ale to nadal powiew świeżości. Momentami Urban, momentami folk, momentami po prostu świetna zabawa. 8.5/10 równane, o zgrozo, w górę.

If you liked this in 2004, we definitely weren’t friends.

From the artists that brought you “Happy Feet Two: The Video Game”

309/1001 Ozomatli - Street Signs Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❎ I enjoyed the horns section and funk with the hip hop on here. However, as they're not on Spotify, it's not likely I'll be hunting this down again.

Meh

Well that was different. Mashing up Latin mariachi-style guitars/vocals + rap + whatever else(?) I can't tell if the result is cool, lame, cliche, or what. I have never heard of this group, I don't know how to pronounce it, and I frankly don't know how to rate them. I appear to be lost in the land of confusion.

Before I even get into the review Ozomatli is one of those bands that you if you get to see in person you must take that chance. There was a big kerfuffle in the "Live music capital" of the world Manhattan, oops I mean Austin, Texas. (https://www.nme.com/news/music/ozomatli-4-1364010). With that being said I don't think that this does Ozomatli justice. Their first self titled album is just bangers after bangers.

This album was a lot of fun. A good blend of rock, hip hop, funk and a decent dose of Latin rhythm and phrasing

fun tunes

It's a weird fusion of genres, but I think it works well for most of the record. Favourite Track(s): Saturday Night Least Favourite Track(s): Believe

Really good I enjoyed a couple tracks. It sounds probably a bit too overproduced if that makes any sense but the writing and beat production is good.

On paper, this should be a great album with the blending of latin, rock, hip hop, etc. but somehow it still feels a little lifeless. It's latin only in stylistic sense, but packaged in a very overproduced, formulaic box. Worth listening to for sure, but I don't see myself returning to any of these tracks except maybe Saturday Night.

couldn’t find the full album but……. that didn’t bother me at all

There is a lot of talent on display here. And I normally love eclectic albums, those that draw many styles together. Fishbone’s “Truth and Soul” from 1988 is a lifelong favorite. Ozomatli does this here with funk, rap, R&B, and more. However… the polished production wipes everything too clean. I could recognize the talent without fully embracing it…or feeling embraced by it. It really wasn’t until the last song, one where I don’t even speak the language, that I could really feel something personal. My 3/5 is subjective. I totally understand someone else walking away with a lot more delight in this album. Maybe they can feel what I don’t feel, speak its languages in a way I just can’t.

This is a very well produced album. I am not sure whether understanding the lyrics would enhance my appreciation or not, but Duolingo isn't helping. It is so, so much easier just to keep listening.

On paper this should be good, but it just felt boring and dragged out

Only one song from this album is currently available on Spotify, and did like it. But maybe not enough to invest the time in tracking down the rest of it. An average three is what I'll give, purely in order to move on to the next selection.

This has a little bit of everything. Great blend of latin, alt rock, hip-hop, maybe even hints of jazz and R&B. Absolutely able to put this on and just enjoy.

Not on Spotify, not on YouTube Tube Music, not on Apple Music and I’m sure as hell not going to look any further than that based on the reviews.

I have heard the name over the years but was never into Latin music or songs in any foreign tongue. Multiple Grammy's and they're from L.A., I learned a lot. Not impressed with the listener counts for a 22 yr old album. I enjoyed the music for "Believe" but not the lead vocals (or the unnecessary American rapper). "Love And Hope" was all in English and was catchy, again the music is lively and Latin flavored. "(Who Discovered) America" could have been a Santana track. Chali 2na on "Who's To Blame" was a swing and a miss. There's an underlying message they're serving throughout the album. I just wasn't into their overall sound or the completely unnecessary rappers on every other tune. This has an audience, I enjoyed a lot of the music, but it's so polished it just didn't feel authentic. 3 stars

I first saw Ozomatli in the early 90s at Bumbershoot. They came up from in the crowd, already playing, to the stage, and proceeded to electrify the crowd on their small outdoor stage. The next year was in the 15,000-seat arena, where they ripped it apart again. Ozomatli brings the goods. I love the Mexican/hip-hop style and the energy they bring. I guess they’re still kicking. I’d love to see them double-billed with Los Lobos one day.

gibts nicht auf spoti aber soweit 4/5

Saturday Night is definitely the stand out track on this album. That song could be used in games and movie trailers. The rest of the album sounds like a random Latin music station in GTA.

I like

Good zest.

funky and good flow idk whats going on

This is fun, but it gets a bit boring. I like that they put a latin twist to funk rock, but every songs tends to sound the same unfortunately. It was fun to listen though.

Pas sur spotify

2 şarkı hariç kalanı trde yasaklı ya da kendileri kaldırmış bilmiyorum. "love and hope" şarkısını beğendim 4/10

Their rep for having very fun live shows seems to be strongly supported by this very fun album.

The best I can say about this is that it’s not offensive

It was decent to start and then fell apart. A good reminder anyone can make bad music

cooool

Pretty fun, would listen again

Love this album

First one not on Spotify. I knew of these guys from their kids album (There's A Moose On The Loose!). It worked better in that context. This sounds like someone calculated all the elements of popular artists in the mid 90s and tried to blend them together. It has moments, but overall doesn't really gel.

Best Song: Dejame En Paz. What a beautifully electric energy. Worst Song: Dona Isabelle. This album didn't need a random little discordant piano solo. Overall: It's always refreshing to see someone do rap-rock and make it work. Add the whole brass section, and this whole album is a vibe. An album that feels like a street party.

This was an incredible album, and amazingly I had never heard their music or even of the name of the band. Despite the universality of music, I am woefully ignorant of a lot of non-English music, so this is a great experience. This is also the first album which I couldn't listen to on Spotify, which is really interesting also. I absolutely loved this, the range of songs, the joy of the emotion in the singers, the amazing supporting instruments. I just adored listening to this and experiencing the joy of discover. I will be listening to more of them in the future.

An interesting mix of hip hop, middle eastern, Indian, and Mexican beats and stylings make up this album’s sound. Strong lyrics speaking to systemic inequality and imperialism. I quite enjoyed this one.

Not my favorite but can see how some people would like it. They had an odd mix of Mexican and Indian sounds which you don't hear much. Sounded old but is also much newer than anything classic (2004). One song sounded like Eminem with Sublime doing Bollywood so it was all over the place.

I appreciate the obvious talent within the group, and I liked the MC's voice and flow (kind of reminded me of Chali 2na), but ultimately I didn't care for these songs and won't listen to this again. I get why people like them, though.

muy curioso, muy alterno, varios estilos, algo de rap por ahi, está chulo la verdad, hay musica muy movida, hay mas pasional, muy de bailar, 4/5

3/5

This was a fun latin/hip-hop album. The whole album doesn't seem to be on Spotify and the YouTube tracklist includes some guy recording his own drums cover, which didn't bode particularly well, but it was better than expected. I liked the horns and the general upbeat vibes. Sounds like a good party

3,5

There are only two songs on Spotify

Sure

Encanton for adults. Excellent

They were the "house band" for Gabriel Iglesias' stand up tour in the 2010s. Need I say more?

Not particularly notable but the two Eddie Palmieri tracks near the end...great stuff. Mostly palatable which is sort of its issue, really nothing interesting to listen to hear until Palmieri shows up.

Really cool but was a pain to find, from the group that did the soundtrack to Happy Feet 2 The Game. It's actually a great album though, they've crazy range with most being Latin American but diving into hip-hop, electronic and funk. Also a Sleeping Dogs song.

Nah

Very little sounds more early aughties than this. It's multi-genre, fusion, whatever you want to call it: music that wants to be a lot of things. Sometimes that means a lot of upbeat Latin rhythms or Arab influenced strings or whatever. Sometimes it means cringe-rap. Embracing culture can be a beautiful fusion or it can be a misunderstanding of someone else's reality. This does a little of both. Honestly, musically a lot of this is very good, and it was very promising from the start. I think where it loses me is that it has a very After School Special vibe to it. A lot of the lyrics feel like a song shown on a high-school news broadcast, adults trying to talk about world problems in a hip cool way but managing to just sound corny. The best of this, then, is where they stick to Spanish, which I understand minimally and ergo cannot tell if the lyrics are similar vibes in another language. I think i was most taken by Dona Isabelle. A strong 3* but ultimately that"s where it lands

I had to put together a custom youtube playlist for this because this was impossible to listen to otherwise. Album is strongest at its bookends and the middle segment is still good, just less compelling. Refreshing to listen to something outside of the typical slew of hegemonic rock from white boys.

Highlights: Cuando Conto, Santiago, Love and Hope, Nadie de Tera, Saturday Night

I really enjoyed this album from Ozomatli! I’d never heard of or listened to them before but I had a blast. This is music I typically don’t listen to but whenever I listen to Latin music I really end up enjoying myself because it is very upbeat, catchy, and just plain fun. Overall, I enjoyed this album that blends Latin, hip-hop, salsa, and funk together and makes for a very catchy and upbeat album that I will need to check out again soon!

Catch up #15 October 22 2026 This was kind of fun- like Ricky Martin decided to get on some rock beats and salsa it up for an hour. It’s not something I think I’d want to listen to over and over, but I did enjoy it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

One of the more obscure and odd projects included in the 1001 albums to hear before you die list has to be Ozomatli's Street Signs. This latin project was apparently a powerhouse for a lot of Spanish speakers back in the 2000s as it won multiple grammys for best Alternative album and was even popular enough to feature in the following year's Madden game soundtrack. Even with all of those accolades, this project seems to have slipped quite far under the radar for most as it doesn't seem to have the lasting impact a lot of people had hoped it to have had. It tries to appear super flashy and interesting just based on sounds alone, but thanks to over 20 years of aging, that same flashiness now comes off a bit duller than ever. The one track I did manage to get down with was the very simplistic and straightforward Santiago as it didn't try to be something refreshing but instead went back to the basics and succeeded in just that. Street Signs is a project if you asked me 20 years ago I probably would have been impressed by, but in the year of 2026 it feels like a lost relic stuck in a bygone era that just doesn't feel fitting for the current landscape of Latin music. Nuff said.

Fine album in its time - wild mixture of latin - rap - hip hop. not to hear before I die

YES YES YES

Somehow I liked this album but none of the songs were save worthy for me which is strange. I loved the multicultural aspect of the album, that’s always way up my alley, but there was something missing for me. Also I guess I just find the main singer’s voice annoying.

I had never heard of this band, but this album is a jam.

This is fine I guess. The rapping is cool but I’d never listen to this again

Standouts Believe Saturday Night

La verdad es que me ha resultado muy complicado escuchar este álbum, ya que no está en mas plataformas que en YouTube. Hecha la escucha, esa mezcla de ritmos latinos, funk y rap no me ha llamado mucho la atención. Cantado en inglés y en un español cacofónico, se me antoja una mezcla algo incoherente, con melodías simples y sin espacio para la sorpresa. No conocía a la banda, y no siento que me perdiera nada.

Music is a universal language, simple as. Solid 5 Stars.

I’m a little higher than a 5. It might just be my love for early 2000s Pharrell-style production talking, but I REALLY enjoyed this. The aspects of it that others might see as weaknesses (too Black Eyed Peas-coded, corny record scratching, too much fusion with Latin elements, ‘bootleg Santana’) are precisely the exact reasons I liked this a lot. I enjoyed every track here, all of which brings something fun to the table, whether it’s in some strong rap verses (shoutout to Chali 2na), some great lyrical / vocal delivery, but I especially loved when this thing hit more of an energetic & danceable vibe, most exemplified by “Déjame en Paz”, which might be my highlight of the whole thing. If you can’t feel the rhythm of that track, you genuinely have no joy. I do have my nitpicks; I think the first 2 tracks are a little stagnant at times & go for just a bit long, in a way that could easily create some worries about the overall pacing of the album for a first-time listener. With some trimming & some extra spice to them, those tracks could punch just a little harder. By “Street Signs”, it flows a lot better, up until “Santiago”, which does kickstart another wave of tracks that go just a little long / get a little repetitive. It’s never in a way that kills the energy of the track or the momentum of the album, but it is in a way where your ears catch that repetition lingering for just a bit long. Those nitpicks, however valid they might be, are cancelled out by the remarkably high highs of this album; the stretch of “(Who Discovered) America?” through “Dejame en Paz” is a fantastic 5-track run that carries its momentum as strongly as any album we’ve gotten so far from the early 2000s, & “Cuando Canto” is just a great album closer. Even with all my nitpicks about the early / late stretches of this album, their instrumentals are still great & the infectious joy & energy that they’re bringing to the table just feels like a net positive with all the current hell around us. Is it ‘millennial-coded optimism’ that hasn’t aged as gracefully as they would’ve thought back then? Yeah, probably. It’s optimism I don’t mind revisiting though. Hence, a little higher than a 5. When this album’s at its very best, it feels like a party, and I haven’t gotten that sort of effervescent musical high in a bit. I think it’s a great album, I’m glad it’s on the list, and while I sort of see why people would be over this style of music, I’m just a total sucker for it. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to jump around to “Dejame en Paz” at least 5 times in a row. It’s good exercise.

Extremely addicted, the sounds and mixes, perfection.

Wasn't sure what to expect from this one. Found it a bit interesting.

A fun fusion of Latin American, Western rock, and Indian sounds. Was a very pleasant surprise hearing Chali 2na of Jurassic 5 fame popping up on track 5, too. I'd say that the rap heavy tracks were actually where this album shines. More of those and I'd be rating this album higher and adding it to the playlist. As it stands, it was interesting enough but won't live long in the memories.

Alleen de eerste 2 tracks staan op Spotify. En aangezien ik wat plaatjes in te halen heb doe ik het daar gewoon mee. Het is wel funky en typisch de zeroes om zo'n 'straatplaat' te maken. En cool dat in Love and Hope een speech van Obama zit. Verder niet echt iets om verder in te duiken. Zeker omdat Spotify mij niet meer kan voorschotelen. 6/10

Eh, I didn't get most of it.

I've heard of this group but never heard their music before. I thought this was really fun and cool! I had no idea they were Latino. I'm having a hard time deciding between 4 and 5 here but at the very least I'm going to listen to it again.

Weird mix of genres. Somewhat interesting but not that impressed from a group I never heard of.

found others doing the 1001 albums in the comments on this song- super cool! I have enjoyed the mix of English and Spanish a lot, I find his voice very understandable which is pleasant! Fun beats also. Dona Isabelle is beautiful

I’m digging this music. Gotta also love a rock band that’s also activists

Holy shit I heard some of this when playing Sleeping Dogs.

Latin Rock/Hip-Hop with a middle eastern soundscape. Truly a worldly fusion :) Favorite track: Who discovered America? other picks: believe, saturday night

I feel like this is music that has been used for backing in early 2000's action/thriller movies. It's actually not bad! I liked the cameo by Chali.

Why was most of this album removed from Spotify?? The first 2 songs were GREAT. Interesting blend of genres, loved the idea. Very creative spiritual R&B, a bit like Mike Love

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I've heard of these guys, maybe heard a track or two but not really listened to much. Good music. super fun.

had to listen to this on spotify with ads so. ew. was a bit all over the place, didn’t finish this one honestly… was not a vibe for me

A strange but intriguing mixture of genres indeed! Not on iTunes so had to listen on YouTube, with all the adverts not ideal, but I was pleasantly surprised.

I liked all the different styles!

First of all, finding how to listen to it is not an easy task. Once you find it, you wish you wouldn't. I love "latin" music (that's not really a single genre, but a collection of a bunch), and this albums uses a cliche of those sounds in a shameful way. The songs are bad, the arrangement are embarrassingly unoriginal, vocals are cringe and overly enthusiastic, the entire vibe is bad. I'm sorry. This album doesn't need to be here. A 1.

Not my thing

I enjoyed this WAY more than I thought I would. I would actually listen to this again.

It's a fun album, fusion of latin jazz, rock and hip-hop. Be fun in the club or to dance too, just not my type of thing for playing at the house. It is high energy, and the music is very interesting. Nadie Te Tira is a standout track, a whole album of that would have been a 5 star review. The album has plenty of variety in the songs to remain engaged. If I was a DJ this would be a must have album, since I am not I will just add some songs to my streaming playlist

I might be harsher here purely because the album wasn’t on Spotify and it was a struggle to find each song and listen to in order. This was a fun album, but in my opinion a very basic way of combining almost stereotypical rhythms of Latin America amongst other cultures. The music is fun and perhaps I need to look into the lyrics more

Pues me ha alegrado la mañana

I liked this. Upbeat poppy. I like mariachi and salsa music. This blends that with hip hop production. The only real detriment is that it was made in 2004 when rap was so bad. They didn't know how to flow and most of it sounds like dogwater. But the hooks are good, the beats are fresh, and it all works. It hasn't aged the best but nothing from 2004 has.

Man, there's a lot of dislike for this album in the reviews, and for what I can't really tell. It's not some world breaking genre fusion masterpiece, but it's fun pop music with basic latin influences. I'm actually surprised this wasn't on the radio more; maybe it was marketed poorly? The only thing this band is missing is a charismatic character that stands out, the rest of it is like a midwesterner's idea of "foreign" music, but performed really well and with a nice variety of instruments and voices. It's perfectly fine, don't get the hate. It's fun even. I liked Dejame En Paz the best with the punk breakdown at the end.

3.0 One of those rare ones where I couldn't find it on Spotify, not the full album on YouTube. Best I could do was listen to the one track that exists on Spotify, and then have a spin through their top songs. It's a shame, as I quite digged the one song from this album but the top tracks were a scattergun, some good, some bad. Not usually my thing but the upbeat tempo does bring a bit of joy. I can't imagine loving it, but it's nice to have a bit of variety.

I really enjoyed this, it almost made it worth all the hassle to try to find the Album. It's impossible in certain countries. Here I found some of the songs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQEpgB-BH1Wy0AxcsuyH3lAppn3gWGrJ1 Some others are here: https://www.youtube.com/@concordmusic

Overall: 5/10 This is kind of a mishmash of a bunch of different genres. I had a decent enough time with it, even if there wasn't much of an emotional connection. Just a meh album that could be good to dance to. Fav Song: Te Estoy Buscando

First I’ve heard of them; catchy! Enjoyed it.

Þetta var bara nokkuð í lagi. Get ekki farið í fjórar, en hér er summan greinilega betri heldur en stök lög.

I remember listening to Ozomatli years ago, saw them at a festival. Not familiar with this album, maybe just wasn’t in the mood, not as good as I remember ( or maybe this album isn’t as good as the one I have heard before)

Hmm, interesting.

Never heard of these guys. You're hit with a nice blend of sounds and styles right off the bat: rock rap in several languages and cool latin/middle-eastern style themes. They're boy-band sounding at times. Even with all that going on, I kinda got bored pretty early. I was expecting similar types of fusion throughout the album, however, it quickly settles into its lane and stays there. Some of the vocals are a bit whiny. Some songs are pretty discordant at times. Standouts were "Believe" "(Who Discovered) America?" and "Ya Viene El Sol." Overall, Street Signs is pretty ok. It's fun. It's not anything crazy or memorable though. 3/5.

A fun and different album, but it can just be remembered for the hits like who discovered america

This one was a little tricky to track down on streaming, but it was well worth the effort and I’ve put the cd on my to buy list. The opening track ‘Believe’ is a good example of the style, mixing bouncy Latin rhythms with Bollywood funk and rap, to produce an infectious bit of dance music. There are couple of skippable ballads on here which just knocks it down from being a five star for me. Definitely one where I’m going to check out more of their stuff

Un album en espagnol! Très cool. Cuando canto est très plaisante. Saturday Night kicks ass!

This one was hard to find, needed a VPN to put me in the US in order to hear a version of it on YouTube of average quality with ads in the middle and between songs. Not ideal. Wierd as though, like Brazilian pop meets middle eastern hip hop. Very unique, definitely a fun big band on stage feel but I probably won’t come back to it because it’s so hard to find.

Five star music. Would be much better with no English.

Cool find. Dropping a few of these on a playlist for the future.

Helt okej men inte mer än så. Lite intetsägande, trots att det inte är musik jag normalt sett inte lyssnar på. Kul med Chali 2na. Svag trea.

A mix of Latin, funk, hip-hop and more; it’s all very competently played but somehow doesn’t coalesce into something particularly interesting to listen to, for me anyway. The saving grace is that it’s played with a sense of fun and an infectious energy. Would maybe make for good background music at a party.

In addition to the world/funk/hip-hop/Latin genres I'm definitely hearing some eastern Indian influences as well. This band was totally unknown to me and I found it refreshing to listen to something so different and interesting. I enjoyed it.