OJOS DE BRUJO IN HARPA MAY 27
Ojos de Brujo, from Barcelona, fuse flamenco's driving rhythms with hip-hop, funk, punk and other stray sounds snatched from the Barcelona street. The band has received several awards, among these BBC Radio 3 World Music Award for Europe in 2004 and the Latin Grammy Awards in 2006.
The Reykjavík Arts Festival Concert is a part of their 10 year Anniversary Tour, Corriente Vital. Drawing inspiration from friends and collaborators they met throughout their journeys, they have created a dense, multi-layered world of galactic bandits, lost souls, street sultans and sailors who kiss the ground.
"If the mark of a great band is that they make excellent albums but sound even better live, then Ojos de Brujo are indeed a great band. They are one of Spain's most rousing party acts, but also one of its most experimental, thanks to their fusion of flamenco, Catalan rumba and hip-hop." **** Robin Denselow, The Guardian, Tuesday 2 June 2009