Ozomatli likes to take the party to the people. On its way to the stage and at show’s end, the octet from L.A. forms a conga-line to snake through the crowd playing a unique blend of Latin music genres-from salsa to Mexican norteño to Brazilian samba-spiced up with jazz, rock, pop, hip hop, and funk.

Ozomatli brings its dynamic and politically-engaged grooves from the barrios to The Rickshaw Theatre this Thursday ( January 31), with special guests DJ Su Commandante Espinoza and the Salsadancehall Collective, featuring local artists from world music dance-bands Mazacote, Wasakaka, Tanga, and Kutapira,