Ojo de Buey
Latin reggae band
Ojo de Buey is a Costa Rican reggae band whose music blends reggae with Latin and Afro-Caribbean influences.
History
Ojo de Buey was formed by a group of seven musicians in Costa Rica. The name Ojo de Buey, meaning 'Bull's-eye' in Spanish, was inspired by a seed native to Costa Rica bearing the same name and is traditionally considered a good-luck charm by locals. Three days before their official live debut, they put together a repertoire of seven covers and one original song. For several months, they continued performing reggae-rock covers at parties and small bars. At the end of July, Ojo de Buey retreated to a beach house in Playa Herradura, Costa Rica, for 10 days to record what would become their first full-length album. Later, in October 2010, they recorded wind instrument arrangements, piano, Hammond organ, and added a few final touches to the album in Los Angeles, California. Here, the album was mixed by Manu Jimenez in Los Angeles and Nick Sabia in Costa Mesa; then it was mastered by Eric Boulanger at The Mastering Lab. As a result, Sabor en un tiempo cruel became the band's debut album in March 2011, receiving the ACAM Award for Best Reggae Album that same year. The band has released a total of three albums and fifteen singles and has performed at venues in several countries across the Americas.
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