Since forming in 1995, eclectic LA six-piece Ozomatli has become known as the Dioses del Baile (Gods of Dance). Their music pulls from modern and classic Latin, hip-hop, urban, and other world music, and they’re highly lauded for their political activism. They’re also great live—anyone who started college at the University of Oregon in 2006 will probably remember the outdoor concert/dance party they put on in the quad. The band’s last album was 2014’s A Place in the Sun, but they’re ramping up to release another sometime this year. Fun fact: Ozomatli appears in an episode of Sex and the City—the one where the girls are out dancing at a salsa club and Carrie ends up being late to her “Single and Fabulous” photo shoot the next morning, and looking like a hot mess. That could be you! JENNI MOORE