Mejía: I like that it has a dancehall vibe to it and that same cadence of “Caderas,” which is a really slow tempo. I think it pretty much sums up the album - a fusion of Colombian carnivals and folkloric rhythms like cumbia and champeta with the world of electronic music beats and bass and synths, which people listen to all over the world, regardless of language. It’s like you’re in one party, and then all of sudden, you get thrown into this other party. The way I’m singing is very traditional of those kinds of celebrations in that part of Colombia, and then the bass comes in. It’s about connecting with your homeland, and I think that’s something that anyone can relate to, in any part of the world. The lyrics seem simple and it is about a party, but it’s not just any party. Saumet: This one was inspired by the Barranquilla carnival, which keeps getting bigger every year. So what if people criticize you? That’s the way you are. Sometimes as people we tend to judge others too much. Saumet: The lyrics are about respecting people for who they are and not trying to change them. It’s a really fun song and the most Colombian one on the album. Mejía: On this one, we recorded a couple of traditional Colombian instruments live – which is something we like to do on all of our albums. You almost remember the guitar melody more than anything else, even the lyrics. Mejía: It has a great, champeta-style electric guitar that becomes the lead in the song. It’s got a very breezy, Caribbean vibe to it. Saumet: It’s a love song about a couple that meets on a beach and now they’re in love. Just grab someone you like and get all down and dirty with it. Saumet: This one is to get all sweaty in the club. But we wanted to leave our comfort zone and do something slow, yet danceable. We had never done a track like this, with such a slow tempo - 89 bpms (beats-per-minute). You kind of want to hear this one blasting out of your car speakers. Mejía: I think this is the one with the most pop sensibility, too. It’s also about being grateful to God for what you have because you never know when it’s all going to tap out. It’s about living and learning and embracing the good as well as the bad experiences. Saumet: This one has a sung chorus and a few rapped verses. It’s a more electronic-sounding album, with more sung melodies, and a more global approach.”īillboard recently caught up with Saumet and Mejía, who walked us through the entire 11-track album. What we wanted to do now was change the color scheme a bit while keeping the essence of that Bomba Estéreo sound. “People instantly connected to our music and they were dancing as if we were at the Barranquilla carnival.”Īdds Mejía, “The band is known for the fusion of tropical music with other sounds.
In 2018, Bomba Estéreo reached the worldwide Top 500 most listened on Spotify, and currently the band is working on a new record, set to be released in the beginning of 2020.“The roots of our music are African, so being able to go there was like the most direct connection we could ever have ,” Saumet tells Billboard.
In 2017, Bomba Estéreo was invited to tour as support for Arcade Fire’s Everything Now World Tour doing 13 shows together all across Europe, USA and Latin America. Throughout its career, Bomba Estéreo has toured all over the world, playing the stages of some of the most important music festivals, clubs and venues, and attracting millions of people to its eclectic avant-garde fusion of electronic and Caribbean sounds.īomba Estéreo has been nominated to The GRAMMYs two times with their albums Amanecer and Ayo, and has also been nominated to six Latin GRAMMYs, where in 2015 the band performed the main show alongside Hollywood star Will Smith. Together, they created a unique project that would become one of the most attractive music groups in the world. Bomba Estéreo was founded in Colombia in 2006 by musician Simón Mejía and singer Li Saumet.
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