Ozomatli at the New Parish, July 14, 2017

Parish Entertainment Group presents Ozomatli,
with the Pasto Seco Band
the New Parish
579 18th St, Oakland, CA 94612-1546 USA
9:00 PM, Friday, July 14, 2017

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[9:12 PM band out]

1. [9:17 PM] ? (unidentified tune #1) (SM) »
2. [9:21 PM] ? (unidentified tune #2) (SM)
3. [9:26 PM] ? (unidentified tune #3) (IR)
4. [9:31 PM] La Pantera Mambo (IR)
5. [9:40 PM] ? Maria (MM)
6. [9:43 PM] ? (unidentified tune #4) (IR)
7. [9:49 PM] ? (unidentified tune #5) (IR)
8. [9:59 PM] ? (unidentified tune #6) (IR)
9. [10:04 PM] Te Tengo Loquita (SM/IR)
   [set ends 10:10 PM]

• Martín Blank: alto saxophone, percussion, harmony vox;
• Mario “Mayombe” Cruz: tenor saxophone, percussion, harmony vox;
• Dave Eagle: bongos, percussion;
• Pedro Uri Macchiavello: timbales, percussion;
• Mariela Mena: percussion, lead (t05) & harmony vox;
• Tomas Monarrez: acoustic guitar, lead (t01-t02, t09) & harmony vox; ?ABSENT?
• Iván Rondón: clarinet, wood flute, percussion, lead (t03-04, t06-09) & harmony vox;
• Mark Ruffolo: congas, percussion;
• Jacob Savage: trumpet;
• ?: cuatro;
• ?: six-string electric bass guitar.

[10:53 PM lights down, intro segment, band out]

1. [10:55 PM] ? (unidentified tune)
2. [10:58 PM] ? (unidentified tune)
3. [11:03 PM] ? (unidentified tune)
4. [11:07 PM] ? (unidentified tune)
5. [11:11 PM] ? (unidentified tune)
6. [11:18 PM] ? (ID'd as a new tune, maybe Como la flor or Oye Mi Amor) »
7. [11:20 PM] El Noa Noa »
8. [11:23 PM] La Bamba »
9. [11:25 PM] Bésame Mucho »
10. [11:wu PM] La Rama Del Mesquite
11. [11:32 PM] ? (unidentified raga-ish tune)
12. [11:41 PM] ? (unidentified tune: “Beep Beep”)
13. [11:45 PM] ? (unidentified tune: “you speak my language”)
14. [11:50 PM] ? (unidentified tune, sung in falsetto vox: “Mi curedas”? possibly Cuando Canto)
15. [11:55 PM] ? (unidentified fast tune: “sooeh soo- eh” chant) [Break for “water is life” consciousness rap from audience member]
16. [12:00 AM] After Party
17. [12:08 AM] ? (unidentified tune: “America 745”)
18. [12:17 AM] ? (unidentified tune: “tip your waitress”)
    [add female rapper and guest conga]
19. [12:22 AM] ? (unidentified fast tune)
    [set ends 12:31 AM; band moves offstage to play several tunes in the crowd: Tequila and a few others, then we seem to be all done, so we scramble out before the exit hallway packs in]

Ozomatli

• Wil-Dog Abers: bass, harmony vox;
• Ulises Bella: tenor saxophone, requinto jarocho, melodica, harmony vox;
• Raúl Pacheco: guitar, acoustic guitar, lead & harmony vox;
• Justin 'El Niño' Porée: percussion, rap vox;
• Asdrubal Sierra: trumpet, keyboards, lead & harmony vox;
• Jiro Yamaguchi: drums, percussion, harmony vox.

• ?: rap vox;
• ?: congas;
• Gina Madrid: female rap vox.

Given how crappy my command of Spanish is, I almost gave up trying to keep a setlist once the show got started, but somehow I figured out at least a few tunes. Guess I need to spend more time hanging out with friendly vatos! Being unconcerned about the setlist allowed me to have a lot more fun dancing, which seemed like a good idea at the time, but I'm paying the price today, as my neck is really sore from swinging my head around and around. Live and learn, eh?

Pasto Seco Band was great, and I hope to see them again soon.

I was a little worried that Ozomatli would be kinda rusty, as I didn't think they'd been playing much lately, but they blasted that notion to smithereens within the first few minutes. They hit the stage running and hardly let down from stop to finish. It's entirely possible that I missed listing a few tunes up there, as much of the show was performed in near-continuous fashion, whereas my attention to recording setlist details last night was spotty at best. Sorry about that!

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2017 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2017 event list! ☸ On to the next event!