Comprised of both vocalist Li Saumet and bassist Simon Mejia, Bomba Estereo return with the same raw explosiveness found on their hit album Blow Up but with more maturity in sound, songwriting, and concept. In their new work they manage to achieve an almost perfect balance of Afro-Colombian rhythms like champeta and cumbia with elements of trip-hop, rock, r&b, dancehall, and everything in-between. Now take this sound and top it with the fiery vocals of Li Saumet (whose delivery can be, one minute, so sensual that it's painfully beautiful, then so assertive the next that you can't help but jump around and dance) and you know you've go a winner!



Elegancia Tropical can be purchased on iTunes or anywhere you buy your music!







While you're here, check out the striking video for the lead single "El Alma y El Cuerpo"



Playlist:
Bosque by Bomba Estereo
El Alma y El Cuerpo by Bomba Estereo
Sintiendo by Bomba Estereo
Caribbean Power by Bomba Estereo
Pajaros by Bomba Estereo
Pa' Respirar by Bomba Estereo
Hasa el Techo by ChocQuibTown
Mar y Mente (GFlux remix) by World Hood
Hija de Zion (ft. Goyo) by Voodoo Soul Jah's
Vengo de Panama by Los Rakas
Xororo ft. Russo Passapusso (Uproot Andy remix) by Mago Bo
Rumba (Peligrosa remix) by Shifty ft. Madera Limpia
Dona Sandra (ft. Zuzuka Poderosa) by Orquestra
Platanito by Rita Indiana
Fiebre Tropical by Chucha Santamaria y Utd.
Lapidas y Cocoteros by Violeta Vil
FM tan Sexy by El Guincho
Lido Pimienta vs Modeselektor
Mate a Novio by Leidi Li
El Tigaraso (Sabbo remix) by Maluca
Shock (Captain Planet remix) by Ana Tijoux
Arrastao ft Mixhell by Bonde do Role
Cumbia de la cuesa del nero (GFflux remix ft. Boogat) by Sonido Desconocido II
La Villa Rica (Grita dub remix) by Sonido Desconocido II
No te pongas brava by Spike Devil Disco
Screwmbia by Royal Highness
Dame Lo by Mexicans with Guns
Ke Le Pasa (Alvaro remix) by El Dusty
Mamember by Helado Negro
Karakoram by Mekong
Ciervos by Asro

Your Nation by Le Parody from Casala (Soundtrack)
Your Body by Le Parody from Casala (Soundtrack)
Pity Party by Le Parody from Casala (Soundtrack)
West Deserts by Le Parody from Casala (Soundtrack)
No me conoceras by Ceci Basida from Casala (Soundtrack)
How do you Sleep by Ceci Basida from Casala (Soundtrack)
No me conoceras by Ceci Basida from Casala (Soundtrack)
How do you Sleep (Jose Jose Jose remix) by Badd Energy
La Melodia del Afilador (Astro remix) by Pegasvs
Otono by Las Amigas de Nadie
Le Petit Martien by Bigott
You are a fish by Antoine Reverb
Seconds Away by Las Robertas
Waiting for the orange sunshine by Lorelle Meets the Obsolete
Oro Flash by Bam Bam
LCQNMC (La cancion que nunca me cantaste) by Florian Droids
Sospecho, sospecho by Napoleon Solo
Le Belle Indifferance by Descartes a Kant
God and the Unconscious want me dead by Francois Peglau
Squawk by Y La Bamba
Amor Amor de mis Amores ft Devendra Banhart by Natalia Lafourcade
Nunca Cabo lo que Empieza by Torreblanca
Panda (Pegasvs remix) by Astro
The Very Next Moment by La Llamarada

Leo Velazquez, better known as El Medio, is just one of the very talented members in Puerto Rican soundscape band, Balún, whose 2010 chiptune-influenced mini LP Memoria Textil was on the top of many "Best of" lists last year. In his solo work, El Medio seems to focus on just that – solidarity. His recent album El Fin del Sueno del Helicoptero Personal highlights his personal songwriting style with themes that reflect upon his past with an eye on the future. When paired with the orchestral nuances shaped by his lo-fi home studio El Medio successfully creates an intermingling of acoustic instruments and analog synths that is beautifully intimate.

Y La Bamba is the brainchild of Luz Elena Mendoza out of Portland who has been building upon her musical heritage of growing up listening to the Mexican folk records of her immigrant parents by blending with the band's other influences to create this vintage-dreamy-folk sound that is captivatingly deep.

Y La Bamba’s subtle yet lush instrumentation is the perfect canvas to showcase Mendoza's richly textured voice and her ability to authentically capture the emotion of her often deeply personal lyrics. They are currently working on their new album, which I’m told is tentatively titled, Tragos Amargos, in honor of Mexican folk-legend Ramon Ayala.

As Y La Bamba continue to explore the depths of their sounds, expect many more good things to come from them in the immediate future.