Ozomatli Don't Mess With The Dragon

Personnel: Ra£l Pacheco (vocals, guitar, tres, jarana); Asdrubal Sierra (vocals, acoustic guitar, trumpet, keyboards); Ulises Bella (requinto, melodica, clarinet, saxophone, keyboards, background vocals); KC Porter (accordion, piano, keyboards, bass synthesizer, programming, background vocals); Sheffer Bruton (trombone); Walter Miranda (piano); Willy "Wil Dog" Abers (keyboards, bass synthesizer, percussion, background vocals); Mario Calire (drums); Jiro Yamaguchi (tabla, percussion, background vocals); Cecilia Bastida, Amy B., Pilar Diaz (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: Serban Ghenea.

Recording information: Dog Dropping Studios, Los Angeles, CA; G Digital Studios, Los Angeles, CA; La Casa De Robert, Los Angeles, CA; Soul Haven Studios, Virginia Beach, VA; Worldbeat Recording, CA.

Photographer: Christian Lantry.

Unknown Contributor Role: June Kuramoto.

A lively bouillabaisse of influences--hip-hop, funk, jam-band rock, Memphis soul, and ska just to name a few--converge on this fourth full-length release by L.A.'s popular band Ozomatli. Highpoints include the reggaeton-inflected "La Gallina" and good-time New Orleans funk of "Magnolia Soul."