this is not flamenco, lets get that straight nor nuevo flamenco, look up the term "Compas". flamenco guitar dancing and singing is nothing without it. the is however a very good catalan rumba group, with alot of afro cuban and latin american themes going through the music. i like the cajons and percussion element and adds an arabic element which is one of the foudning roots of the flamenco sound.
henry

OBD is one if it is not the only group of "Nuevo Flamenco" that have a good taste of music. The fussion of the percussion with the guitars and the melody and the profundity that the acoustic bass make with te rythm is something to admire.
Carlos Martinez (San Juan, Puerto Rico)

I came across this bans by accident on a P2P music site. I am now on a mission to get as much of their music as I can. They are brilliant!
Burningsprout

I saw them live in Croatia last summer,istra etno-jazz festival,great performance,i was amazed..also that night,another great band"think of one"
Gita

I just ordered the cd, I can't wait to listen to it. Will there ever be a US tour? justine, RI, USA
justine

I've just began learning the guitar and have discoverd after listening to O.d B. that the mountain to climb is higher than the moon!!! The fingering of these guitar players is exquiste, these are some of the finest musicians, there music has so much energy and character, very inspirational.
Jaison van den Bosch

Thoroughly authentic and from the heart of Spain; fabulously produced and magnificently interpreted.All members have all talents. In line with the greatest that Spain has offered in the last decade and of course from their unmatchable tradition of gypsy flamenco.......
Anne Finch

Words cannot express how I feel when I listen to "Bari"..only my body language, the joy in my smile, the sorrow in my tears..it really moves me..ahh, to hear them jam in barcelona would be exquisite!!
Janet

I find this group too rebel and artistic for the current world today, they should have waited a bit, they are among the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Silvio Mauro

Great review,great recommendation. But, there's so much going on on this record (BARI). Down to beatboxing done so well I didn't recognize it as such the first listen. I was also charmed by their rhythm section, very impressive breakdowns. - thanks again.
Patrick c.

Peter Gill, you should try listening to a bit more than the first few bars - I admit the live intro as a bit tedious for about a minute and a half. The rest is just faaaaantastic. I heard it playing in a shop in Spain and had to go in and ask who it was, since getting back yesterday I have been so pleased to find them on this site. Quite brilliant.
Sian

I rarely buy CD's solely on reviewer's recommendations, but having just come back from Barca (for my 40th birthday!),I waslooking for some music of ]Catalanimage
Rahman

I was introduced to Ojos de Brujo on a red eye train ride into Barce 4yrs ago. I was playing Radio Tarifa and the guy next to me asked me to listen to a band he was promoting. I knew they would catche fire!
ruben

I first heard them on Charlie Gillet's outstanding World Music programme. I'd never heard anything like them. Their energy, complex rhythms and vocalisation take my breath away every time. A prodigious band, they are as far away from the bland mainstream as they could be - and long may they be so.
jonathan rowles

peter gill, you have cloth ears & no taste, simple as that!
markz

They absolutely blew me away when I first saw them- talented musicians, tight performance, bursting with energy and a sense of fun. I thought I'd never see them again, but happened to walk past an open air concert in Barcelona and there they were! I wish more forward-thinking bands like this could get Industry suppport!
Ryan Clark

I've seen them live twice, and there's no doubt. This is the best band in the world.
ArtireZ

i really enjoyed this music but is world music in general and commercialisation of styles such as salsa and flamenco the corruption of authentcity or the progrssion of the music itself? any thoughts would be very useful
jo hutchinson

flamencos don't wear sequined jackets.
red asya

Oh well, at last, they come to portugal ...today!
Franco

Simply put, I love these guys!
Lara Pickle

Best flamenco fusion band out there. Good and simple lyrics, excellent musicianship. Key tracks...No hay hachis, Tesoro and Na en la nevera.
Carlos

I was looking for some new latin inspired grooves and found this incredible group. After a few seconds of listening in here and there along the whole BBC broadcast I knew I had to listen to the full set. It was a mindblowing experience. I wished I was there live. Mixed into their solid fundament of various flamenco styles I enjoyed elements from hip hop, rap, rock, some jazz funk, and even Indian percussive singing. They are all superb musicians with great talent, and humour too! I wish them the best for their daring attitude towards their native folklore.
Peter Frankenbach (Basel, Switzerland)

the first few bars sounded just like all those other groups. nothing new.
peter Gill

Well this morning a batch of WOMAD-esque CDs arrived from Amazon. The first to go in the machine was "Bara" O.de.B and it's fantastic! Reminds me of a superb Sunday evening at a certain Reading location...
Andrew Howard