Saturday, March 17   10:15 p.m.
Emo's Annex   (600 Red River St)

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Ocote Soul Sounds is a collaboration between Martin Perna and Adrian Quesada. They are founding members of two of the world's most successful and progressive afro/latin/funk big bands, Antibalas and Grupo Fantasma, respectively. Antibalas (Brooklyn, NY) has been credited with reviving the afrobeat sound popularized by Fela Kuti while Grupo Fantasma (Austin, TX) has been called "the adventurous musical offspring of Los Lobos and Mano Negra."

Their psychedelic afro latin funk sound has received worldwide kudos on 3 vinyl releases, including a 45 on Bobbito Garcia's Fruitmeat Records, another 45 on the UK's prestigious Freestyle Records, and 12" release on ESL Music featuring remixes by Thievery Corporation and Quantic. Their full length album "El Ni�o y el Sol" was released last year on Theivery's label ESL Music to rave reviews.

" A vital accompaniement to your sun bound journeys" - Knowtheledge.net
"A grand adventure in sound...Enough to make even James Brown jump back and kiss himself" - The Austin Chronicle
"The best thing I've heard in a long time." - Eric Hilton, Thievery Corporation
"Like the Beatnuts spiritually busking: good shit" - Update Magazine
"Modern jazz-funk that takes its time, overtones of afro, latin, deep funk and hip hop." - Latinvibe.co.uk
"This isn't the purple faced sax player funk 45 you're sick of, it's the mojito sippin, Don Juan Stuff" - Turntablelab.com
"Staged yet free flowing, rare and delicate, tripped out and hazy." - The Fader