Bomba Estéreo have managed to do what very few Latin artists succeed to do – crossover to Western audiences without anglicising their lyrics or collaborating with a reggaetonero (!) They´ve stuck to their roots, infusing the tropical champeta... Read Article
An ever growing list of hyphenated compounds seems the emergent trend when attempting to define outlandish Colombian fiesteros, Bomba Estéreo; electro-tropical, psychedelic-cumbia, folklore-electronica, to cite but a few. Suffice to say the group – curated by Simon Mejía... Read Article
En route to Santiago’s La Cupula theatre the police have shut off traffic for some unknown reason. This means hopping out of the cab and trekking across the vast expanse of the city’s O’Higgins Park (named after the... Read Article
Approval of South American music outside the continent can be evidenced in a number of ways. Brazilian Bossa Nova is now synonymous for elevator music, and artists like Juanes pack out stadiums worldwide. If Bomba Estereo had not... Read Article
Interesting new side project here from Bomba Estéreo’s Liliana Saumet. Under the moniker of Leidi Li, she has teamed up with Argentina’s AOIM (known to his bank manager as Pedro D’Alessandro), for a track called Maté A Mi... Read Article
One of the most interesting groups coming out of Colombia’s nueva cumbia scene is undoubtedly Frente Cumbiero. So far they have released a 7″ on Brooklyn’s Names You Can Trust record label and a collaborative album with Mad... Read Article
Frente Cumbiero have pushed themselves to the front of the international cumbia scene after releasing their Pitchito 7″ last year. Now they have followed it up with Frente Cumbiero Meets Mad Professor, a record that will surely solidify... Read Article
