From jaguars to shooting stars, these rare and meaningful Náhuatl names are steeped in centuries of culture, cosmic symbolism ...

It’s been three years since Ozomatli’s self-titled debut introduced the world to their mix of Afro-Latin salsa, funk and hip hop. The octet — which takes its name from the Aztec god of dance ...

Apparently Ozomatli are named after the Aztec monkey god of dance. It seems a fitting moniker for this hard-to-pigeonhole group from LA, who'll be visiting the Shepherd's Bush Empire on 29 June ...

“Ozomatli” refers to the monkey in the Aztec calendar — the horoscope sign of the band’s original drummer Anton Morales. “[Morales] was like, ‘Well it’s the god of dance, and he's mischievous … ...

The band adopted the name of Ozomatli, an Aztec god of dance and music, a trickster monkey god in charge of orchestrating the jungle. “We felt it fit the personality of the band,” Yamaguchi ...

The biggest summer stage is the Prospect Park band shell — and Ozomatli will ... the Nahuati word for the Aztec astrological symbol of the monkey, which is also a god of dance.