BIME Returns to Bogotá in 2025
23 April, 2025Now in its third edition, BIME Bogotá has firmly positioned itself as one of the key convenings for music industry professionals in Latin America and the wider Ibero-American ecosystem. What began as a Bilbao-based industry gathering in 2013 has steadily expanded into a two-city circuit. The Bogotá chapter—held this year from May 6 to 9—has emerged as more than just a satellite. It’s become a crucial meeting point between institutional frameworks and grassroots musical momentum.
The 2025 edition will bring together a mix of heavyweight voices and rising talent, with programming that moves across panels, showcases, and impromptu conversations in the halls of Universidad EAN, and the bars and venues of the Creative District near Calle 85, plus Chapinero’s recently founded Centro de la Felicidad (CEFE).
This year’s speaker and artist list is undeniably strong. Tokischa, Luísa Sonza, and Silvana Estrada bring bold, artist-driven narratives to the spotlight, while keynotes from industry veterans like Rebeca León, Leila Cobo, and AJ Ramos add institutional weight to the program. Albina Cabrera, who has become something of a Latin alt curator-in-residence through her work at KEXP, will also be present, likely continuing to blur the line between media and mentorship with her signature poise. And last but not least, Zeta Bosio’s appearance is bound to stir emotion—especially for generations shaped by mythical Argentinean rock band Soda Stereo’s legacy.
On another note, BIME Live—the evening showcase circuit scattered across Calle 85’s venues—continues to be where the real discoveries often happen.
This year’s lineup leans beautifully chaotic: Colombian futurists like BITUIN, Lucas Hill, and Zuco OMG rub shoulders with regional icons like Simpson Ahuevo (Mexico), Immasoul (Mexico), and Laura Guevara (Venezuela). Puerto Rican artists like Carlos Nevárez, Moffa, and Norbert add island energy, while Spain sends strong entries like Judeline, León Benavente, Hens, and psych-rockers Derby Motoreta’s Burrito Kachimba.
There’s also a fascinating undercurrent of genre disruption: Switzerland/Guatemala’s Baby Volcano brings bilingual rage wrapped in performance art; fresaconcrimen, te vi en un planetario and Mario Puglia are Latinx internet-native pop shapeshifters; and local hybrid acts like Raquel, Ramon Chicharron, and Nasa Histoires, are forging new sonic codes entirely.
With over 60 acts performing in small-capacity venues like Matildelina, La Casa de Donovan, and El Pepino, this part of the program promises to be a barometer of what Ibero-American music really looks and sounds like today.
Stay tuned as we’ll be once again be covering the event, along with a few long-form interviews, showcase recaps, and scene reports from the region’s ever-expanding musical map.
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