Ozomatli Interview with Mirissa Neff

Presented by Sound Tracks.

Ozomatli are celebrating their 15th anniversary as a band, what they jokingly refer to as their "Quinceanera," the coming of age party for Latinas. "It's the longest relationship any of us has ever been in," says founding member Ulises Bella. "Kind of sad, huh?"

These guys are old friends and it's obvious they're still having fun with their hard-charging, polyglot band. "Quick Hits" reporter Mirissa Neff caught up with them at a rehearsal on tour in San Francisco, where Wil-Dog Abers and Jiro Yamaguchi joined Uli in describing how strange it was to get a call from the Bush-era State Dept., how their lead vocalist almost died on stage in Madagascar, and why they wanted to include "Gay Vatos in Love" on their new album "Fire Away."

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