LPR definitely felt closer to South America than SoHo on Wednesday night when Colombia's Bomba Estereo rocked the crowd with a sweat-inducing set of their tropical-tinged electro. The crew's infectious dance music embodies a slew of styles ranging from London dub to Afro-Colombian champeta and

If you were living and breathing in the late 80s/early 90s, you fell victim to the rhythms of Technotronic's tune "Pump Up the Jam." Come on. Admit it. You loved it and you totally danced. Well, Iggy's all-time fave Bomba Estereo is no exception. The cumbia-electro band loved "Pump Up the Jam" so

With one foot planted in traditional, earthy Latin music, and the other on the increasingly distant stainless steel floor of electronica, you’d think that Bomba Estereo’s balancing act is bound to fail. You’d think it’s just a matter of time before the band loses footing and falls into the faceless

Some people wear multiple hats, Bomba Estéreo’s Li Saumet wears multiple (pairs of) shoes. The Colombian bomb(a)shell had two pairs in tow during the group’s funky show at New York’s (le)Poisson Rouge on Wednesday night. Vocalist Saumet ascended onstage at the peak of an instrumental crescendo for

They call their sound “psychedelic cumbia,” and we called them a “freight train at full speed” at SXSW...and it’s all true. Whatever you’ve heard about them – all true....

The Tennessee festival with a funny name revealed its line-up late last night -- and it's a hodge podge. So we thought we'd guide you through it. If you're in the States and angling for a road trip -- there's really no better destination than the muddy, sweat-infused fields of Bonnaroo. The huge

Coming at you like a freight train at full speed One of most hyped, most buzzed-about bands, the one that was set to kick SXSW right smack in its underground indie ass was Bogotá, Columbia’s kings (and queen!) of cumbia, Bomba Estereo. With the air thick with anticipation, I knew I had...

You voted them as Iggy's Best New Band In The World, so we'd be remiss not to post their latest and greatest. Here is Colombia cumbia-electro band Bomba Estereo's new video for "Agua Sala," or "water room," from their album Estalla, or "Blow Up." The video features snippets of Bomba's earthy,

What do you get when you combine hot Columbians, punchy colors, bellydancing, and a lucky unicorn? Bogatán band Bomba Estéreo's "Ponte Bomb!" From their EP of the same name, the electro-tropical duo gives us something muy fuego for the summer. ...

MTV Iggy's 2010 Best New Band, the Colombian psychedelic quartet Bomba Estéreo, was in NYC this summer as part of a wild, non-stop world tour. We caught up with singer Li Saumet and bassist Simon Mejia who had lots of advice for the Best New Band finalists of 2011. "Enjoy it and savor it...

Whoa, what?! That’s right, MTV Iggy is inviting the Best New Band In The World to throw a secret show at an undisclosed venue. Want to be there? We’re asking only the biggest Bomba superfans to enter and tell us why they cannot live another day if they don’t go to the show. Want...

After our secret show with Bomba Estéreo, lead singer Li was still super fired up from their set, and wandered around the club a bit before packing it in and heading home. Luckily, we were there to shoot these pics. Photos: MTV Iggy/ A. R. Rowe...

Picking Bomba Estéreo for MTV Iggy’s the 25 Best New Bands in the World feature was easy — the Bogotá-based outfit mashes Colombian cumbia with dub, Afro-Colombian champeta, reggae and more to create an “electro tropical” sound that’s so irresistible we turn up the volume for a dance party with

At the end of our secret show for Bomba Estéreo, we hoped the band would play “Fuego.” We’ve been loving this song since we first saw the music video for it, and when the band finally played it live, they went all out, taking the song to an epic eight minutes in party-...

When Bomba Estéreo fans voted the band the Best New Band In The World, we delivered on our promise to tape a secret show with Li and Simón the next time they were in New York. In this performance of “La Boquilla,” we had Bomba’s fans wear masks and scream really loudly. The masks...

In this MTV Iggy exclusive, Bomba Estéreo gives back to the fans that voted them Best New Band In The World. Liliana’s performance of “Niña Rica” is electrifying, and the fans contribute to the action by flashing their cameras throughout the song....

Remember when you voted Bomba Estéreo the Best New Band in the World? Well, one of the rewards of that prestigious title is that we shot a secret show with Bomba at an undisclosed location in New York. Here we have an exclusive look at the events of that day leading right up to...

Bomba Estéreo is a five person group formed in Bogota, Colombia, with a unique electronic sound that blends with the sensual rhythm of Cumbia. The video for “Agua Sala,” from their new album Blow Up, features lead vocalist Liliana Saumet in an earthy-yet-classic white dress on a serene tropical

Colombian party starters Bomba Estéreo may have taken a lot of liberties with "Ponte Bomb," their champeta-inspired cover of the 1989 global hit "Pump Up the Jam," but it's still faithful enough to inspire waves of butt-shaking nostalgia in an awful lot of people. "Pump Up the Jam" was a huge hit

Bomba Estéreo fans were given a special treat when we brought the band in to tape a secret show in New York City. We asked them to be a part of the performance and gave everyone glow sticks for this live performance of "Feelin." They pretty much lost their minds while Li and Simón...

The Shins cover British New Wave band Squeeze's '70s single "Goodbye Girl" for Levi's Pioneer Sessions 2010 Revival Recordings. The denim company recruited a dozen musical acts to re-craft songs influential to them.

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