From the streets of Barcelona to Melbourne's Hamer Hall come Ojos de Brujo, one of the truly unique groups of the new millennium.

Experimenting with a heady fusion of Catalan rumba and a hot flamenco heartbeat, this feisty eleven-piece ensemble embraces traditions of hip hop, funk and jazz with the spice of Afro-Cuban energy and a hot social conscience to match. Led by flamboyant gypsy-punk Marina 'La Canillas' Abad, the groups' Spanish roots bring a raw edge to their high-energy performances; "If the mark of a great band is that they make excellent albums sound even better live," enthused The Guardian earlier this year, "then Ojos de Brujo are indeed a great band."