Aztlan Underground is a band from Los Angeles, California that combines Hip-Hop, Punk Rock, Jazz, and electronic music with Chicano and Native American themes, and indigenous instrumentation.
[4] They have played rapcore, with elements of punk, hip hop, rock, funk, jazz, indigenous music, and spoken word.
[7] As an example of the politically active and culturally important artists in Los Angeles in the 1990s, Aztlan Underground appeared on Culture Clash on Fox in 1993; and was part of Breaking Out, a concert on pay per view in 1998, The band was featured in the independent films Algun Dia and Frontierland in the 1990s,[8][9] and on the upcoming Studio 49.
[11] Aztlan Underground remains active in the community, lending their voice to annual events such as The Farce of July,[12] and the recent movement to recognize Indigenous People's Day in Los Angeles and beyond.
The release of their eponymous third album on August 29, 2009, was met with positive reviews[5] and earned the band four Native American Music Award (NAMMY) nominations in 2010.